You have a few things going on here. 1) Weather depending on where you live, and how cold/snowy it gets, egg production slows down/stops so the hen can conserve energy to keep warm. I live in mid-west and we are having a milder winter so I am getting eggs now. A normal cold winter, my hens...
Thanks for sharing, one of my roo's with a very large comb is experiencing frostbite such as this now (even with preventative, we've had -16 for a few days, then 40's, too much of a temp change for the entire month of Jan). Appreciate the photos & what to expect, pretty scary for a 1st...
He is a goofy one and I love them all to pieces. Only hoped for one roo - bought a cemani from a breeder (and ordered all pullets - or so I thought) from a feed mill that we've done business with for over 20 years. They got in 1,000's and I now have a feeling I also have a pullet easter egger...
