Thanks. I have 3 roos and 7 hens but plan to get more hens. These are the first I have had in over 40 years so I have forgotten a lot of these simple things. I will look at the combs closer. I think they are around 6 months old. I may have to separate another roo for now.
Honestly, I can't remember when I bought them as chicks but my neighbor has always had chickens and he thought they should have started laying about a month ago. I don't think they were squatted when rooster mounted. Here is a recent pic.
I have some blue Orpington mix chickens that I'm pretty sure are old enough to be laying but haven't found any eggs yet. The roosters have been crowing for some time now and have seen one mounting hens. I have nests with good straw off the ground next to their roost and even put a couple ceramic...