- Mar 23, 2010
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We have been checking our nesting boxes and hoping to find eggs - but no such luck yet. We got our chicks around the 3rd week of May and have Isa Browns, Black Stars, a spotted sussex and one rooster. I had thought I read that it would be around 5 or 6 months before we started getting eggs. Our chickens are free range except they come into the coop at night and then I let them out in the morning. I am wondering if they are laying somewhere outside the coop or is it just too early for eggs? Should I leave them in the coop longer in the morning?
Another question I have is do I need to start giving them chicken feed as the weather gets cooler and there may be less for them to eat? Does the laying feed help with egg production?
Another question I have is do I need to start giving them chicken feed as the weather gets cooler and there may be less for them to eat? Does the laying feed help with egg production?