Recent content by eggers85

I started with 6 "hens" and cried when we had give away the one rooster(we live in town with close neighbors). Then over last 3 1/2 yrs I've lost all but one. Glynda Pearl is my last one. Hubby says no more until we move out to the country. What sweeties!

Nice!

Planning on moving out to the country soon. I will have access to all the trees I need. Love your hen house!

3 from 5 today but someone is out there singing now. I'll look in a few minutes.....after the song.

You are sooo not alone! Saturday morning coffee with about 15 minutes to take a quick look can turn into a couple of hours. After the 3rd cup and bad case of caffeine shakes I realize my morning is about gone. That doesn't count the rest of the week. Some days I just can't ever go by the...

3/5!

I notice posts saying not to rush them laying but mine started squatting when I walked near them a couple of weeks before they started laying. They were still on chick starter, I've only just switched to layer. How do you delay laying?

Today, BOSS, cracked corn and cold watermelon.

Food and water outside under the coop. My coop isn't big enough for birds and food containers. Plus, the coop stays open to the run, it's too hot here to close them up.

Cold watermelon rind (with an inch or so of melon left)!!!!! Of course pretty much anything "people food" and it's a show.

One of my girls started at 15 weeks. Now I think I have 2 more laying. They started "singing the egg song" about a week before the first egg.

Yesterday 2/5. None yet today, but these girls sing about it for a few hours before they lay. Should have them by noon.

One of my girls started last week @ 15 wks. She skipped a few days and now seems daily. Yesterday one of the others started, though it was a strange looking little thing. Hope the oystershell kicks in quick!

I would love to as well!

I'm in Dothan. I have 5 hens and 1 rooster. Perfect except that I live "in town" and my rooster(formerly known as Dottie) alerts the neighborhood of daybreak and mid-morning and lunch time and squirrel(I think he's watched the dog too much). Thanks to this chicken community I have learned so much.