Well yes they are, however I have learned that I really should be closing their door at night. It is safe from foxes as their run is attached to their hen house (and their run is fox proof) however a relative suggested that they should actually be closed in overnight so that they get a certain amount of darkness and I hadn't been doing this up to now (I've got SO much to learn). I've done this for the past 4 days and I've had 3 eggs! hurrah! I've got a hen house with a hinged lid so it's easy to check for eggs. I've also followed your other advice about checking lots of times during the day and this has helped too because I cheked today at lunch and their was an egg! Previously I was only checking on them in the morning and again in the evening.

Thanks folks!! So far so good!
Karen