How does the lying eggs things work?
A. A typical hen will start to lay eggs within six months of age. The eggs will start out small, and then slowly get bigger. During the first years of laying, the hen will lay one egg , almost every day. The birds will go through a “molt” in the late fall and winter months and stop laying. Then they will start again in the early spring. You can encourage egg laying through the colder months by keeping a light on, inside the chicken coop. As the birds get older, they will start to lay fewer and fewer eggs.
