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Sorry about the heavy pics. I have more to add later but this is what I have for now

The new coop is done except for finishing the painting. I picked sassy peach for the paint. I'm going to have to give the coop a second coat. The hens are happy in the new coop.

Thanks!!!

3/12....gggggrrrrr I got some lazy chickens this year.

My hubby is building me a new coop for the hens, and we are keeping the old one for raising meaties. The new coop is going to be nice. :D I will post pictures when I can.

I got 3 today, but they are eating their eggs if I dont get to them first. I have been giving them oyster shell and meat for protein My hens are slow to get going this year, but after all they are 2 yrs old now

We have re-done the chicken run a couple of times since I posted this. We now have the chicken run under a big maple tree in the back yard. the girls like it a lot...then will spend time in the sun during the morning, and when it gets too hot they will lounge under the tree.

LOL I forgot my user name and all that stuff so I had to guess. Glad I was right! With Christmas and gardening, chickens, and adopting a kitten (who was pretty sick) I've had my hands full. My kitty is doing fine now, she was spayed last thursday so I've been babying her for a few days. I got...

Sorry for my absence here lately....it's been crazy around here for a LONG time. I hope all my friends on here are getting along good.

I am quite happy with my pullets, I am still getting any where between 10 - 12 eggs a day still, unless it's too cold. Yesterday I got 10. Who l knows how many I'll get today or tomorrow. Wind chill today is going to be about -15 to -20 and colder tomorrow. The high tomorrow is supposed to be -1 :/

I got 11 out of 12 today :D It varies everyday.

I would watch her for a few days if possible. Do you give them table scraps??? Mine love left over food as long as it's not spoiled. I give them scrambled eggs, bread, corn, ground beef, as a suppliment to their feed. I know they will slack off laying eggs until the days get longer. I have 12...

The only thing we have done is put up the heat lamps we used when we first got them. Nothing else has changed. No new chicks, no critters in the coop, they have food and water. Just don't want to go in at night.

Not sure what's going on with my pullets. I let them out in the mornings around 7- 7:30 in the morning. They stay outside almost a day and it doesn't matter what kind of weather. Saturday and part of Sunday it rained and they didn't go in the coop. It was pretty cold so we have heat lamps in the...