Beginner question

[backyardpoultry]

Hi, i am 15 years old and im new to the whole backyard chicken thing. i recently bought 4 chickens at a poultry swap at a nearby tractor supply. When i got them home 2 saturdays ago i set everything up and got them settled into their new environment. the next morning (sunday) there was 1 egg i was surprised one laid one on the first day because a lot of people say they dont lay for a day or two. but i was surprised that by noon they laid 2 more. that whole next week i got 2 eggs a day steady until one day i got 1 then the next day i got 3. but now 2 weeks later i am only getting 1-2 eggs and i believe that one of my chickens is not laying. could their egg production be something im doing wrong? or could it be that i got old birds that dont lay a lot ( the guy that sold them to me said they were 1.5 years old) how can i figure out which ones are good and which ones aren't laying? Thanks so much in advance anything is helpful if you have any questions i could probably answer most of them.

 

[brahmabreeder]

To tell if they are laying or not you need to measure their pubic bones. It's right below their vent. When mine are laying they are either 3 or four fingers width apart. Anything smaller they are not laying. If you are getting one to two a day then they might all be laying depending on the breed.

 

[Chickens R Us]

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