Don't think free ranging has anything to do with it. I have 3 Wyandottes. 2 have been laying since July....one has even gone broody and is back laying but my SL has not layed yet. All free range and are happy little carnivorous. You can also tell who is laying just by looking at the color of...
Well, two of ours (BLRB & Partridge) are into full production mode now. Getting almost an egg a day now from each although I would not call them large. Just finished a 6 egg omelet to clean up this weeks batch. My wife has hard boiled the rest.
The SLW comb and wattles just turned red the last...
We have three, a Blue Laced Red Black, Silver Laced and a Partridge. They were all born in January but the BLRB has a redder comb and bigger, redder watlles. Last nite she squatted when I approached her a let me pet her. A first! No eggs yet but is she close?