That all sounds like WAY too much work for me!!! I'm not in the egg laying business and would much rather enjoy my girls and the rest of my animals. I say, God bless you and all your notes, logs and rosters. I got exhausted just reading it LOL. 2 yrs now, I let em out of their run around noon...
I was wondering about life expectancy too. I have a 2 yr old barred rock, my first, thats my pride and joy. Her name is Chicklet. (I have 6 grandkids, and its Chicklets pic on my cell phone!!!) I also have 3 RIGoldens, 1 yr old, named winken, blinkin and nod. And just today, became the adopted...
Thanks , my hubby thinks I'm nuts cause I love my chicks so much and they love me. They come running when they see my car pull in. ( prob. only cause they think I have treats, but I like to think its cause they love me) They also follow me evrywhere when I'm outside. Its too darn funny.
My hens have a coop that is INSIDE an enclosed 12'x12' aviary. I leave them in the enclosure until around noon then I open the door and let them free range. This usually gives enough time for laying. However the last 5 days my one hen has been laying in a cat house .
Each night I lock them in...
Well Thanks for your quick responses. I'm happy to say all 5 eggs stayed on their side at the bottom of the bowl!!!! I will def. use them.
Years ago, there was no ac, farmers wives kept the eggs in a basket on the counter. Since I learned about bloom I no longer wash my eggs until I'm ready to...
Hi, for the last 5 days I hadn't found any eggs from my hen in her box. I just thought maybe it was too hot. Well today I found 5 eggs in my outside cats barn.( I feed them there and have crates w/ hay for my 18 rescued cats) I've heard that eggs are covered with "bloom" when laid and they can...
I have a one year old Plymouth-barr named Chicklet. She hasn't laid an egg in 3 days. She is eating, drinking and behaving normally except she is walking around w/her beak open. Do hens pant? I'm in south jersey and it has been 95*-97*degrees for the past 3 days. Is it just that shes hot or...