We inherited 7 chickens and 1 bantam from the previous owners of the house we bought in early November, so no idea how old they are or anything like that. Basically, we've had 2 eggs in that time - about a week ago and nothing since. Should we be getting more eggs? Is there anything obvious we should be doing? (I am feeding them!) They have a nice roosting hutch, with 'laying boxes' either side of it. Will this snow and cold snap affected their laying? Do I just need to be patient. Any advice gratefully received. I used to keep ducks, and they always started laying about the end of January, so I sort of expected the chickens to do the same.
Jim Fair