No apologies necessary. I used a regional idiom that wasn't clear.
Good idea about the cream. I'll pick some up tomorrow.
Thanks for the dialogue. It always helps to talk to someone else with more knowledge.
Have a great evening!
That's what I was thinking. I have 2 BRs, and was only getting an egg here and there for awhile. I think she actually stopped laying for a bit and is now just starting again.When I wrote grit I meant oyster shell. I grew up in Florida and my dad was a commercial fisherman. He ground oyster...
Uh oh. I just checked Winifred, my BR and she has a bald spot on her head! She laid an egg today that was smooth and harder but the very top was soft and not completely covered in a shell. I don't see any other feathers missing but I haven't been able to catch her to closely inspect her. I will...
It has been a bit warm lately. I just started adding the oyster shell here and there because of another's advice. The layer feed has plenty of calcium and they are getting plenty of greens. I"m thinking she's getting a bit much of a good thing. She is kind of a piglet but then again, they all...
I have a 1 year old BR laying fragile and bumpy eggs for the last week or so. The other girls the same age are laying fine egg, including the other BR.
I also have pullets just laying and a young rooster who was supposed to be a pullet. Surprise!
This BR tolerates him but the other older girls...