Seems like the more good food and healthy treats they get, the more they want to lay! Mine are all doing way better than the Henderson's chicken chart suggests they will lay! I think I got 7 out of 8 who are mature enough to lay today. I always feel like that Star Trekky or whatever that space show is where that blonde lady lives, 7 of 9 or whatever her name is! LOL Wonder if she has hens too?
Anyway, my Barnevelder is true to the chart, VERY sloooow to mature. I think she may start to lay when she hits fifty yrs old... last one to crank up the egg machine anyway and I can't wait for that one and only dark brown egg to FINALLY appear!