Thanks for the article!! I didn’t know about pelvic points. I will try out that test on the gals.
There in an 8x10’ coop with an attached run that’s about twice as long (8x20). We tightened up the free range idea when we added the new pullets thinking all of them together would really cover...
Good evening everyone! Little update and continued conundrum here. I appreciate any insight! It’s now been a month or so, and I am pretty sure just one of the adults is the layer. She (Sporty) is the only one we see in the egg box. We get just one egg 5-6 days a week. The other two older gals...
Thanks. I haven’t done that yet because I was too stubborn to buy the fake ceramic eggs. I did put some light colored, smooth stones in there, in the box that now seems to be in use. 🤞🏻
Hi everyone!
Long time reader, first time poster here. Thank you to all at BYC for the forum and insights. We have three laying hens who are entering their first spring as real layers…supposedly! I got them as fall pullets/young hens and don’t know the breed. In March, between the three of them...