When she didn’t greet me this morning, I just knew. She was in her sleep box, but she was not sleeping, not in this world anyway. When I lifted her off the box, there was a single, perfect egg, the first in many months, and the last. Her gift to me in parting.
I buried her in a garden bed. She...
In the clutch just hatched in August, there were 6 chicks, 4 pullets and 2 cockerels. Sent one of the Roos home the other night, but the other one….yeah. He’s slated for the pot anyway, as I don’t need a roo, don’t want a roo, and one of my neighbour’s makes awesome chicken tacos, but still...
Long time lurker, coming out of the coop to ask a question. I’ve had chickens off and on since the early 70’s, and now ranch cattle in the Coast Range foothills of western Oregon, between Corvallis and Eugene. I have 7 hens (no roosters), all around 3-4 years old. 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Black...