what clues are there to know when a chicken is going to start laying eggs

[docrobin]

I stay with my pullets when they lay too! Lol.
Do you have a fake egg, golf ball or even a real egg to put in the new nest?

yeah - I have the alabaster egg. but Millie is dominating that.

 

[subhanalah]

yeah - I have the alabaster egg.  but Millie is dominating that.  

take it from her. Lol.

 

[docrobin]

yeah - I have the alabaster egg. but Millie is dominating that.

Well Millie has let Josie up into the house. All if quiet for the moment. Josie has the fake egg. Millie is sitting quietly. Is it common for hens to have so much trouble with the subsequent eggs? I feel like a midwife! LOL

 

[Chicks4fun2]

My rir just laid her first egg 3 days ago... Small & fragile but otherwise perfect... I gave the flock some extra crushed eggshells for calcium since they are still on grower feed... But my question is when should I expect my next egg? Yesterday I saw her in the nesting box for about. 3 hours but no egg? Any thoughts? Just wanna be sure that this is normal... I was under the impression she would start laying regularly now...every day to every other day...
Thank in advance!

 

[subhanalah]

My rir just laid her first egg 3 days ago... Small & fragile but otherwise perfect... I gave the flock some extra crushed eggshells for calcium since they are still on grower feed... But my question is when should I expect my next egg? Yesterday I saw her in the nesting box for about. 3 hours but no egg? Any thoughts? Just wanna be sure that this is normal... I was under the impression she would start laying regularly now...every day to every other day...
Thank in advance!

offer them free choice oyster shell.
I also recommend staying on the grower feed or switching to a flock raiser and fermenting whichever you choose.
http://tikktok.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/fermented-feed-faq/

 

[Chicks4fun2]

Is the egg she'll not enough? And should she be laying more regularly now? I hate to worry about her...

 

[subhanalah]

Is the egg she'll not enough? And should she be laying more regularly now? I hate to worry about her...

the egg shells may not be enough. Free choice crushed oyster shell will allow them to choose how much they need. Sometimes it takes a bit of time for them to get everything worked out, but they need the proper nutrients in order to make their eggs

 

[docrobin]

Well Millie has let Josie up into the house. All if quiet for the moment. Josie has the fake egg. Millie is sitting quietly. Is it common for hens to have so much trouble with the subsequent eggs? I feel like a midwife! LOL

Millie finally had her egg - about 25% larger than her second egg. I went out to find Josie sitting on it and took it out from under her with no protest on her part. She (Josie) is sitting quietly now, in the box, after all the loud noise of the past couple of hours. Maxine and Millie are free ranging silently. Josie has yet to lay, but clearly she is working on it.​

 

[subhanalah]

Lol, my dominant hen laid while her direct subordinate waited. About an hour later, I had another egg lol

 

[Donna Bass]

this is one of my little 15 week olds. i let them all out to play and as soon as I let the little girls out Ginger jumped into a next box! lol we dont have a roster and she hasent even laid a egg herself yet! she sat for about 20 min. she did not like any of the hen coming near her at all!