Nice, congratulations...I officially have 4 layers! And our basket is more colorful than I expected it to me. I really thought we'd have all the same color and I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. My BA and BR eggs are only a shade different but I can tell the difference! From left to right... BA-Penguin, ee-Snowball, Nh-Brownie, and BR - SNUGGLES
Oh he I like! We are gonna hatch some eggs in the spring and I'm definitely getting some white egg layers and maybe some dark brown. What chicken lays the cream color?Nice, congratulations... Let me help you get more envious!!! [COLOR=B42000][/COLOR]
Tetra Tints lay a cream egg, Buff orpingtons lay a tan egg, as does wyandottes, sex links and I think Jersey Giants do too.
Don't worry! They will know where to go! Mine do the same thing. I open the door in the morning and boom they are off! They don't come back until dusk, even the ducks do the same. But....my two hens that are laying now, they both came back to do their business and then once they sang their egg song, boom they ran off again! I keep food and water in the coop to encourage them to return, I think you should maybe do the same depending on your flocks needs. Another insurance you could do is to lock them up in the coop for atleast 2-3 days solid and that should help them locating nesting boxes. Hope it helps and hoping for your first egg soon! Mine laid at 22 weeks, Black sex link and Appenzeller.
