newcountrygirl Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I recently swapped my bantams for 3 full sized chickens. As far as I can tell 2 out of the 3 are laying. Does anyone have a way of telling which ones are laying. I have tried watching to see who goes into the nest box but obviously i can't be watching all the time and the sneeky madams seem to wait til I'm not around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Can you get close enough to see if they're squatting for you? Sometimes works. Or do their combs look any different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 If you really want to see you get some gel food colouring from the supermarket and mark their bums the eggs will be tinged with colour. I had to do it to see show who laid softies a couple years ago. Works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Thanks Blackrocksrock - a good idea - I will give this a try if I can catch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
