cant be much longer now. Surely.

i have 3 light sussex and 2 black rock as some of you already know. One of the light sussex is 24 weeks old. Im unsure of the others ages. I was shown by dizzie lizzie how to check the width between the pelvic bones. So i checked all of mine and i can fit 2 fingers in the gap of the 24 week old light sussex and the 2 black rock. Checked about 1 week ago. Surely i wont have to wait much longer for an egg now. Plus the combs and the bits underneath of the black rocks have got bigger and redder in the last week. Anyone got any ideas?

hope so. I think they are doing it on purpose because they know im impatient at the best of times. Could anything be stopping them laying? They definetly havnt started because they are in a run. We did think about the possibility they was eating them. Would i know?

do they 'squat' down for you if you stroke their back?    Thats another good sign.    Bless them....its worth waiting longer, as that makes it more likely that when they get into the full swing of daily laying, they will probably lay throughout the winter for you 

make sure you take a photo of it and post on here 

i have 3 light sussex and 2 black rock as some of you already know. One of the light sussex is 24 weeks old. Im unsure of the others ages. I was shown by dizzie lizzie how to check the width between the pelvic bones. So i checked all of mine and i can fit 2 fingers in the gap of the 24 week old light sussex and the 2 black rock. Checked about 1 week ago. Surely i wont have to wait much longer for an egg now. Plus the combs and the bits underneath of the black rocks have got bigger and redder in the last week. Anyone got any ideas?

Yes patience.
HF