Love the colors! i love a good variety. when my girls stop laying for the winter and i have to buy eggs at the store, my fridge just does not look the same!
Depends on the day... Workdays : Open the door to the run, make sure they have food and water. 3-5 minutes. After work, let them out to free-range, collect eggs, food and water checked, give everyone a love. 5 minutes. Close up the coop usually around dark. If they've been out, they're perched...
So cute! I bought a BR from the feed store last weekend and she's already got her markings coming in. We hatched one egg via momma hen... Didn't think the gal I got the fertilized egg said anything about BR but it looks the exact same as the BR I bought. Do several breeds start out black with...
I had a little challenge this weekend as well. I bought two 2 week old chicks and the local feed store this weekend thinking my eggs wouldn't hatch. I waited one day then was going to sneak them in at night. Well, one egg was hatching so I had to wait again. Mama hen was very protective of...
This is good... I've started wondering what one of mine is. She lays blue eggs (well, she's only laid 2). I thought she was an americauna, but as I've been reading, I've started to change my mind, but not sure what she is. I'll start my research on EE's to see if that's more what she looks...