Pretty chickens! What breed are they apart from white leghorn?I have a leghorn X Araucana who lays pretty blue eggs.
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Pretty chickens! What breed are they apart from white leghorn?I have a leghorn X Araucana who lays pretty blue eggs.
Pretty chickens! What breed are they apart from white leghorn?I have a leghorn X Araucana who lays pretty blue eggs.
The roost needs to be higher than the nesting boxes otherwise they'll sleep in the boxes. You don't want them to sleep in the nesting boxes as they will poo in them all night. In turn that will make your eggs dirty when they are laid. Until your girls start to lay it's probably best to block off the boxes so they can't get into them. A 2 x 4, laid with the big side up makes an excellent roost, especially if you live in a cold area. On the 2 x 4 they are able to cover both feet with their body and keep them warm.Im not sure how to post a question, so sorry to tag into this one for my question. What exactly is a roost? We have a round pole perch( a repurposed handicap rail) in front of the nesting boxes, and a covering on top of the boxes. They will sleep in one of the boxes or on top of the boxes, but haven't seen them sleep on the rail, or a tree branch we have inside. Is this what you are referring to as a roost?
Pretty chickens! What breed are they apart from white leghorn?I have a leghorn X Araucana who lays pretty blue eggs.
What a pretty egg basket that will be!Marans are not available here because of bio-security issues.Their chocolate brown eggs look lovely.I have the leghorn, 2 Americaunas, a Barred Rock, RIR, Buff Orpington, and a Silverlaced Wyandotte that are 18 weeks. And I have 2 Black Copper Marans, 2 Blue Marans and 2 Olive Eggers that are 7 weeks old. I think a couple of the younger ones might be roosters