I am at a loss. I anticipated that I would be farther along in my egg production than I am now. I know they will lay on their own good time, but this is getting a bit odd.
I do have one interesting note to add. One of my girls actually lays her eggs while roosting and then the egg rolls down...
Here is an update on what I think are 4 Roos in my group. Thoughts appreciated!
The second to last picture is what all my other "hens" look like. All of them are 15 weeks.
I know I should have gotten rid of some of the chickens when the hatchery sent nearly twice my order, but now they are my girls and I want to make this work.
When the weather turns and they are free tanging it will get easier.
I am thinking of a remodel of my interior. I am going to place my roost bar (2" x 4" x 14") to run down the middle of my coop near the apex of the roof.
I am thinking of building a conveyor poop board right underneath it and have it dump outside my end door into a wagon.
Thoughts?
I will try to find them homes. Not sure how much luck I will have, but I’ll give it a go. If I can’t, at what point is it optimal to butcher them to eat?
I made the decision to euthanize her based on a great amount of information and advice. Wasn’t easy, but needed to be done.
I spoke with Meyer Hatchery yesterday that I thought I had cockerels and they said I was covered 100%. I sent them pics as well. I can’t have Roos in town, so losing them...