Just wanted to share that one of our amberlinks laid our first egg today! Nineteen weeks and three days. My eleven year old has taken over chicken tending duties and he is just elated! I have cautioned him that it will take a couple of weeks for them to get into a routine so there may not be any...
My boys have taken charge of the chicken keeping now that school is out, ( yay me!) They raced in this morning to tell me there might be an egg. This was on the ramp into the coop. Thoughts? I am leaning towards colorful poo, but they will be crushed if I'm right and they're wrong. So we are...
Hi all! Just got my first flock of hens settled in the brooder. 8 Amberlink pullets from TSC. Don't know who is more enamored, me or my four kids. They are looking forward to seeing the hens mature and begin laying. I have enjoyed reading through the forums and getting ideas from you fine folks...