My Chickens have to be close to laying!

[Queenofchicks]

They'll be just fine with you in there This is my OE laying her first egg and I'm all up in her business

Oh what a good chicken!! She’s a cutie pie! Okay so I’m just gonna keep on waitin! I’ll keep you all posted!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Oh what a good chicken!! She’s a cutie pie! Okay so I’m just gonna keep on waitin! I’ll keep you all posted!

Thank you! She's a bit of a nut, but a good girl, lol... just be patient, or at least try

 

[Queenofchicks]

We got another egg! I checked after I got back from the store! Still only my Americauna, but she’s keepin an eye on it also!

 

[MadamContrary]

Perfect I’ve been checking on the morning and the afternoon since I found those two. But I don’t want to stress the chicken that’s laying out. Does it stress them out when you check?

Depends on the bird, just watch thier reactions. It's not going to stress them to the point of messing with thier laying cycles or anything. Might just spook them a bit.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Depends on the bird, just watch thier reactions. It's not going to stress them to the point of messing with thier laying cycles or anything. Might just spook them a bit.

x2. Some are totally fine with it even right at the start, others are never really comfortable with it and will bolt if you're getting too close to the nest.

I have some that are so chill about it that I cleaned the entire coop around them (rake, broom, scraping), and then cleaned the nest boxes last, once they both finished laying.

 

[Queenofchicks]

x2. Some are totally fine with it even right at the start, others are never really comfortable with it and will bolt if you're getting too close to the nest.

I have some that are so chill about it that I cleaned the entire coop around them (rake, broom, scraping), and then cleaned the nest boxes last, once they both finished laying.

Okay perfect! I found a brown egg yesterday morning as well! So now I’m not sure if it’s my Buff Orpington or my Barred Rocks that’s laying but I’m one happy chicken momma! I raked and cleaned this morning and this time I scattered some treats farther away from the coop for them. They seemed to prefer that better so that made me happy!