As a newbie to raising chickens (and eggs), I really enjoyed your article, especially the illustrations. When we went from two eggs to five overnight, we did the butt check to see who looked like they had "given birth", lol. Girls who were kinda mean and flighty, were now hunkering down when we walked past them for some love. So we give them all the love they ask for. Happy chickens are great egg layers.
This article is spot on! I had no idea what was going on in my coop! The hay was being thrown everywhere, taken out of the nest boxes, the floor was all scratched up...I was starting to wonder if there was fighting going on at night...but today I found my first egg! However, I didn't know the two were related until after reading this article-Thanks!
This is a quite helpful article if you are wondering which chicken is laying the eggs you are finding - or to assess how soon your pullets may begin to lay.
I am a visual learner so having the clear explanation accompanied by nice images helps clear things up. Great article, thanks for taking the time to provide this.
Thanks for this, it’s very helpful for us newbs... My gals aren’t quite old enough to even start checking yet, but this will come in handy in another six or eight weeks!
