I was about twelve when I got my first chickens. I was so excited and couldn't wait to start gathering eggs. The little yellow chicks finally grew up into big white chickens, but they wouldn't lay any eggs. I tried putting a toy egg in the coop to encourage them. Nothing. Finally, a neighbor stopped by and we asked him if he could help us find out why they weren't laying. He took one look and announced that they were all roosters! Well, I learned to tell the difference between hens and roosters, but I could learn a lot more from this book!