If it posted here is a 6 week photo of Alexander. Any more thoughts on his breed? He wasn't too happy about being photographed so it is a bit blurry
Edited to add the photo in since it wouldn't upload from my phone
It has been a while since I posted, but as of right now at least 10 of my 24 girls are laying. I have 6 that are still too young anyways. I get anywhere from 8-10 eggs per day. I will be very happy when we are getting about 15 per day. Selling them hasn't been a problem at all, but I am under no...
My RIRs are laying! I thought they might have been but since I had two that were laying before I wasn't sure. My DD brought in one this morning that was laid too close to the last set to be one of my older girls and I found two more when I went back out a few minutes ago. This means I have at...
Well, my hen laid in the car again. Going to have to keep them cooped a bit longer in the mornings I think. Had to let them out today though, the weather is just too nice not to. At least she does it where I can find it. I do have a question thought. After she lays she sits for quite a while. I...
We got a total of 5 eggs this morning, 4 white. This means that I have at least 3 new layers. The brown egg I got was different shape and color from the ones I normally get from my two older ladies, but I can't say for sure if it was laid by the older ones or if one of my RIR pullets laid. It...
Chicken chose an interesting place to lay her first egg. If you can't tell it is the inside of a child size electric car. Good news is I now have 2 layers
Could it be the heat? My two that were already laying when I bought them seem to be quite slow right now.
I am getting 1 pullet egg a day right now. I wish the other 10 would catch on LOL
I decided to coop my 19 week old leghorns for the next week to see if they are perhaps laying in the trees. It has been so hot here the last few days that they don't really go out foraging during the day anyways.
Well, my oldest girls are 18 weeks tomorrow and that puts my second set at 16/17 weeks. Combs are really growing and looking fantastically red, but no eggs as of yet. I check about 3 times a day right now LOL
Still waiting here. So, my girls don't squat for me but they have started squatting for the rooster. Is that still a sign of getting ready to lay? I mean even my big girls who are already laying don't squat for me...
Loved seeing these! My leghorn girls are about a week behind this and have shown no changes in behavior. One was checking out the nesting box at one point, but lost interest quickly and I haven't seen any back in there. They don't seem, as far as I can tell to be getting any friendlier or...