She already has molted last year and ur right they just get bigger and bigger Lol. Love when she occasionally throws a double yolk. HUGE! As to the splitting with screws, yes I do predrill to prevent it. I have 2 drills , one to drill and one to screw to keep from having to chg bits constantly...
Just curious.. how often do u check ur boxes? Mine lay at all different times thruout the day,especially those that lay every 36 hr. I have to commend u all for ur woodworking skills. I too am jealous of the finishing nailer. I tend to powerscrew everything because I just do not have the...
If u look at my byline u will see that the variety of my flock. Of the 13 only 9 are female and they lay 7 different colors and sizes-white, chocolate, tan, cream, blue, green, pink with 2 sizes of cream and chocolate. My roosters are left to free range and my layers are in a portable pen during...
Manoz ur ideas are great but geared more toward those with large flocks. Most BYCers have small flocks, I consider myself as having a larger flock of 13. As such I can tell when a pullet is ready to start laying for the first time. I watch for her egg until she lays,and then I can tell from the...