Chickens haven’t started laying eggs yet?

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Congratulations!!!
Try putting a golf ball or something similar in the nest box and set her in there in the morning.

 

[Nuggetbeackerastro]

Congratulations!!!
Try putting a golf ball or something similar in the nest box and set her in there in the morning.

I did put a golf ball in there, I know one of them was scratching around in it because some shavings are on the ground, so that’s a good sign!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I did put a golf ball in there, I know one of them was scratching around in it because some shavings are on the ground, so that’s a good sign!

Hmmm.. short of keeping them penned until they all start laying in the nest box Im not sure what else to suggest..
@aart any ideas?

 

[aart]

I did put a golf ball in there, I know one of them was scratching around in it because some shavings are on the ground, so that’s a good sign!

That's a great sign....Just give 'em time.

 

[Nuggetbeackerastro]

That's a great sign....Just give 'em time.

Sorry about all the uncertainty questions being it my first flock I just have so many concerns like how she laid her first egg on Monday but didn’t lay one on Tuesday, thought maybe it was a fluke, but I’ll try to be patient

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Ask all the questions you need to....That's what we're here for!

It takes 24 hours for a hen to lay the next egg and first and second eggs can take longer.. try not worry!

 

[5.3acredream]

I was told to put them on layer feed after 18 weeks, should I go back to the grower feed until they lay eggs? Is that ok to switch food like that?

I like keeping my birds on grower (i use flock raiser for the protein) and provide a dish of oyster shell so the birds take what they need and I dont need to worry about too much calcium among my non-laying pullets.

 

[Nuggetbeackerastro]

I like keeping my birds on grower (i use flock raiser for the protein) and provide a dish of oyster shell so the birds take what they need and I dont need to worry about too much calcium among my non-laying pullets.

I put some grower feed in a second feeder and have the layer feed in the other, and going to buy some oyster shells today, so hopefully that’ll help haha