It is "hotter" than normal but I don't know if they would know that since this is their "first" year.
I only ige them a small handful of cracked dorn at night, they won't go into their coop without it. They are as spoiled as my children!
We have 5 hens. Just about 7 months old. 4 have not starting laying at all. The 5th has been laying for about 3 weeks and stopped this past weekend and has not restarted. They get pellet layer, water, and cracked corn treat everyday.
They hae also started sleeping on their nest boxes and not...