Hello everone! Good to back on the forum after a 4+ year hiatus & move from Denver to Hayden, CO
. So, I have set up a coop about a month ago,I got 4 hens from a friend here in town, they are about a year old, he had 36+ chickens, but is too busy to keep them as his side business. So I got 2 black Austolopes & 2 Road Island Reds. The blacks are laying at least every other day if not Dailey, as has been my experience with this breed. They are all eating the same, free range on over an acre, a smaller coop than i'd like, but I'll remedy that in the spring. We haven't had bad weather yet,the birds are very healthy. I do know you can't force a bird to lay, but any ideas? Do some just take longer? Oh, also, I've checked for secret nests and keep an eye on them during the day because I'm a chicken stalker and retired LOL
