Willamette Valley here happily crowing that our ladies presented us with eggs at long last! Bok Bok! 6mo old & we were wondering if we'd have an egg-less Winter but maybe the light we rigged in the coop has tricked them. I'm so proud of them, and having fun on my daily Egg Hunts. I'd heard...
Great question! I have some very large fluffy Australorps, 1 Buff Orpington, 3 Rhode Island Red/Speckled Sussex crosses. It sounds like I can keep my hopes up for some eggies! < happy dance! >
A question for my Willamette Valley neighbors: Dare I keep hoping that my 5 and a half month old chickies will lay an egg before winter comes? They free range during the day, sleep in the coop/run. Pellets and water are in their run. We've been turning a 60 watt lightbulb on for them each...
Those are the handsomest boys! I'm sure those characters will find new homes, especially with those temperments. No boys in our wee flock, but gosh all these pics are so fun! Makes me wish I'd searched around for more chickie types! Our ladies lack the flashy feathery Pazaazz but will...
I'm in Corvallis with 6 young hens, almost 5 months old so hopefully laying eggs any day now. We allowed them to free range in the garden this Spring/Summer and want to plant a cover crop for the winter ... any suggestions of something that's safe to nibble but not irresistible to chickies...