@MrsBachbach
Just when I wasn't expecting any eggs from our B/W Amer she layed one today. Half a year before startup laying again! Hope she can keep it up since our temps are going to soar again next week! Once she lays her egg she can't leave the nestbox fast enough! Thank you for the info about the sporadic molting that Am's go through. It was something I wasn't aware of about the breed. Our Silkies are kinda like that sometimes but they can lay right through a molt where the Am just quit completely. She's a lot more chipper now and has her appetite back! I'm a worrier since we have only 4 birds - they are more pets than production and it takes me a year or more to really get to know each bird's routine, health, and quirks. TY again!
Just when I wasn't expecting any eggs from our B/W Amer she layed one today. Half a year before startup laying again! Hope she can keep it up since our temps are going to soar again next week! Once she lays her egg she can't leave the nestbox fast enough! Thank you for the info about the sporadic molting that Am's go through. It was something I wasn't aware of about the breed. Our Silkies are kinda like that sometimes but they can lay right through a molt where the Am just quit completely. She's a lot more chipper now and has her appetite back! I'm a worrier since we have only 4 birds - they are more pets than production and it takes me a year or more to really get to know each bird's routine, health, and quirks. TY again!