First eggs today from my 8 RIR!!! Yeaaaaa!!!!
The last time I had chickens was 40 years ago, so the egggcitement is genuine.
My girls are 22 1/2 weeks old. And they laid them in their nest boxes!! I found one egg in three of the four boxes - couldn't believe my eyes! I was worried they might not lay them there since someone on here said that RIRs have a tendency to hide their eggs, and within their pen there's plenty of places to hide them among the trees. I don't think Rudy, my RIR rooster, has done his job yet. But, I'm not looking to hatch any chicks right now anyway. I may try in the spring since I've never done that before - even if I am an old biology teacher. Looking forward to comparing them to store-bought eggs. The girls have plenty areas to forage under the trees and in a grassy area, so the egg color and taste should be outstanding.

My girls are 22 1/2 weeks old. And they laid them in their nest boxes!! I found one egg in three of the four boxes - couldn't believe my eyes! I was worried they might not lay them there since someone on here said that RIRs have a tendency to hide their eggs, and within their pen there's plenty of places to hide them among the trees. I don't think Rudy, my RIR rooster, has done his job yet. But, I'm not looking to hatch any chicks right now anyway. I may try in the spring since I've never done that before - even if I am an old biology teacher. Looking forward to comparing them to store-bought eggs. The girls have plenty areas to forage under the trees and in a grassy area, so the egg color and taste should be outstanding.