It's starting! The chickens are beginning to lay.  Well-- one of them, at least.  The oldest ones are just over 4 months old- so the timing is right, though on the early side. We thought surely we wouldn't have any eggs for another month yet.

Shawn found one of the hens in one of the nest boxes this morning- so they're learning where to lay-- the first couple we on the floor.   It's one of the "easter egger" crosses- When we got the first group, we bought chicks that were several days old, and knew that the roo was a Barred rock, and the hens were all mixed breeds.  These eggs are green, so it's an Ameraucana/ barred rock cross that must be laying. 

Here are the pics. of the first 2 that were found ( same day- so we're not sure if it's one or two laying just yet)