Conversion of "3 sides totally open" aviary to a "good for chickens" coop.

[aart]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[rina2121]

a very serious article as we can see

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Congrats!

 

[paneubert]

Congrats!

Thanks. No eggs this morning, but lots of digging all over the coop floor and run making little nests and generally causing trouble (makes it harder for me to open my coop door when they pile a foot of bedding in front of it). So they are getting close.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Thanks. No eggs this morning, but lots of digging all over the coop floor and run making little nests and generally causing trouble (makes it harder for me to open my coop door when they pile a foot of bedding in front of it). So they are getting close.

 

[paneubert]

After letting the ladies free range in the backyard for a bit, I herded them back into their run. I keep counting only 9, when there should be 10. Found number 10 sitting on a "nest" right where I found the first egg. Did not seem to want to move from her spot. I am going to go out in an hour or so to see what I find. If I find an egg, then I know who is my single layer out of the 10. Slow start since I have not seen an egg since that first one a couple days ago.... Also, it is 2:45 PM here. So an interesting time to choose to lay. Her clock is all messed up.

 

[aart]

Slow start since I have not seen an egg since that first one a couple days ago.... Also, it is 2:45 PM here. So an interesting time to choose to lay. Her clock is all messed up.

Yes, they can be slow to start, some never lay daily but rather 3-4 times a week.
Time of day can vary greatly, I've found that most laying happens between first light and about 3pm.

It takes about 25 hours for an egg to form, a new ova is released shortly after an egg is laid. A new egg could be laid approximately every 25-26 hours, so an hour or so later every day until one is laid late in the day and another ova might not be released until the following day, so a day off. BUT..very hen is different and only time will tell what a particular hen/pullets schedule might be. Not every hen/pullet lays every day..some only lay a few a week.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Cool!

 

[paneubert]

Can they go broody when they first come into lay? Geeeeeeez. I went out there and she was still all nestled down in her leaf pit. I tried to nudge her and she gave me a death glare. I kept poking and she eventually moved over, but started an angry growl/yell/cluck over and over like I was robbing her nest. No egg though....haha. Ohh well. I walked away while she was still yelling at me.

 

[aart]

Can they go broody when they first come into lay? Geeeeeeez. I went out there and she was still all nestled down in her leaf pit. I tried to nudge her and she gave me a death glare. I kept poking and she eventually moved over, but started an angry growl/yell/cluck over and over like I was robbing her nest. No egg though....haha. Ohh well. I walked away while she was still yelling at me.

Rare, but sometimes it takes them awhile to lay....be patient.