Well the only way I'm dealing with the weather is by turning off my heater and putting on shorts! It's been in the 80's here for a week now! I can't imagine living were it actually gets below 60 during the day. I'd freeze!
I just sold 3 of my hatchery Wyandottes. 1 GLW and 2 SLW. They were all VERY flighty and super hard to catch. In fact, you should have seen my husband sprinting around our yard Monday morning trying to catch the last one! It was hilarious! I have 1 GLW left that I got from a breeder and she...
My Barred Rock pullet FINALLY laid an egg!!!!
She started squatting on Jan 1st. I new something was up today because she was over by the coop cackeling her head off. I checked and there was nothing. But I saw her walk back in and go in the nest. She sat there for a while and when...
I love my Barred Rocks! They are the absolute friendliest of all my birds. They are always the first to come over and the only ones to actually jump up and want to see you. I don't have any BO or BA though so I can't compare.
Tomorrow it will be 7 days then. It's my Barred Rock and RIR that are doing the squatting. I also have another Barred Rock, 2 SLWs, 1 GLW, 2 EE, that are all the same age as the other 2 (all hatched in July) but none of the others are squatting.
Then I have a GLW and a banty silkey/cochin...