Making cheesecake this morning using yesterday's fresh eggs. I have a flock of seventeen who are generally in good health, though slightly ragged from such a cold winter. They free-range about half the day on our 22 acres and I've never noticed worms in any poo in the coop. I use the deep litter...
One of my twelve week Buff's has hurt her right leg at some point during the day. She was last out of the coop this morning and when I peeked in, she was laying on her side.
She came out at some point and was free ranging today with the flock. At the end of the day, we found her standing on one...
We have 18 chicks that arrived newly hatched on Monday. 3 Barred Rock, 3 Buff Orphingtons, 3 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 3 Red Laced Blue Wyandotte, 3 Black Austrlorps and 3 Easter Eggers that were last minute subs from Meyer when the a jersey Giants didn't hatch.
For the most past everyone is...
Of course I managed to order them for delivery on what turned out to be the coldest day of the year! It was six degrees this morning when the post office called at 7:30am to tell me they had JUST arrived and I could pick them up at 8am.
Big kudos to both Meyer Hatchery for doing an amazing job...