my chickens are great... I just switched them from scratch to lay mash... they are getting close to that age where they'll start laying. Right now I have three hens (due to zoning restrictions, I can't have roosters). I've got a rhode island red, an australorp, and a brown leghorn. Next spring, I'll be hopefully getting a cuckoo maran, an ameraucana, and a gold laced wyandotte, if I can get the feed store to special order those breeds for me. I can't wait for the fresh eggs this year, and next year, I should have a nice variety of shell colors...