G'day! My names Lauren and I'm new to chickens (& this lovely forum).
I have 7 chickens, we got them just before Christmas day. They have all settled in well, but haven't resumed laying yet. My 2 children adore them, they love them to bits and love cuddling them and having them sleep on their laps and patting/stroking them.
Which is adorable but I feel that maybe theres a bit too much handling and not enough down time for the chickens to establish a routine? This morning I have enforced a "No entering the coop until after 12pm" rule, as I have read that most chickens lay in the mornings? Help!
I have 7 chickens, we got them just before Christmas day. They have all settled in well, but haven't resumed laying yet. My 2 children adore them, they love them to bits and love cuddling them and having them sleep on their laps and patting/stroking them.
Which is adorable but I feel that maybe theres a bit too much handling and not enough down time for the chickens to establish a routine? This morning I have enforced a "No entering the coop until after 12pm" rule, as I have read that most chickens lay in the mornings? Help!