11/24 yesterday... the girls are really on the up and up now. However, we got snow tonight so they probably won't be out foraging like they had been the last few days.
7/24 yesterday... the most we've gotten since winter started... I'm happy w/ the older girls and my babies. This spring and summer we'll have so many our heads will spin.
3/24 yesterday... I'm happy w/ that!! Getting some very nice looking and tasting winter eggs. I wasn't sure if they'd all stop or not. Only a few went through molt. I imagine that'll change this fall.
Most of our pullets fluff up huge and make some sort of angry-get-away-from-my-box-noises. The screamers are more like a very high pitched shrill. They make a soft purr type sound when it's me though. I don't get screamed at, only other birds. They are funny and protective of their spots...
Golf balls in their nesting areas works well. Occasionally you'll still find one broke cause they step on them accidentally. Good luck. Oh, and we have 2-3 golf balls in each nest.
9/25 yesterday but not complaining since they're not all laying just yet and we had a dozen two days in a row plus a day w 14 and a day w 10. We took 7 dozen eggs to town Wednesday. Much happier.
First teen day yesterday!! Yippy!!! 13 was 14 but one was broke. :( I'm sure one of r fat girls did it but it happened again today, same box w multiple eggs n one broke. It's not a huge deal since it's just one n the pullets have started laying but still. I put another golf ball in it so...
Another dozen in one day yesterday!! Go girls. Not all 25 laying yet, they're 5 months old n 3 different breeds. And our big girls turned a year old Monday!! They got special birthday treats n I sang happy bday to them.... poor girls. Lol
Only 6 yesterday but not complaining, as I've got 7 already today. YAY!! 2 new layers. There were 4 on the floor and 3 in boxes. One box was dumped over so that egg rolled out. None were harmed. Lol
I've got two in one box now. A BJG n BA. The BA insisted so I let her stay.