Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

[Bird Ranger]

I like them a lot!

Thank you

 

[Bird Ranger]

Gorgeous

Thank you

 

[Boujee Birds]

We have such a vibrant community here at BYC... tons of active friendly members. Of course, life gets busy, so I was thinking it would be fun to start a thread welcoming some of our peeps we haven't heard from in a while.

If that's you, come say hello and let us know what you've been up to.

(if that's not you, feel free to invite peeps you haven't seen in a while and say hi to those that post here)

Hello, So nice of you to reach out. Thank you. Yes, very busy on the homestead. 12-hour days for sure. We have 4 Golden Comets a little over 2 years old. Until recently, things we're going fine. One chicken started laying a soft/thin-topped egg several weeks ago, but the last 4 mornings I have found a crushed egg in the nesting pad. I'm assuming it's getting crushed when the other chickens lay on it. Only wish there was a way to figure out which chicken is having the issue. Thanks again for checking-in. P.S. Love the wonderful articles that get posted here.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Hello, So nice of you to reach out. Thank you. Yes, very busy on the homestead. 12-hour days for sure. We have 4 Golden Comets a little over 2 years old. Until recently, things we're going fine. One chicken started laying a soft/thin-topped egg several weeks ago, but the last 4 mornings I have found a crushed egg in the nesting pad. I'm assuming it's getting crushed when the other chickens lay on it. Only wish there was a way to figure out which chicken is having the issue. Thanks again for checking-in. P.S. Love the wonderful articles that get posted here.

Hi, glad things are going well for you, for the most part. Unfortunately it can be hard to figure out which hen is laying which egg. The best way to do it is to just be in there while they're laying, and see what egg comes out of what hen.

 

[wilkinsfarm2020]

Hey Still here clucking around lol. The girls and guys are doing well, probably have a few more than when I last logged in. I was actually just looking through Cackle’s catalog lol Hope all is well with everyone. And don’t let poultry math get the best of you

Already did it. Ordered 30 from ideal, and my friend sells silkies so I went over and got her last 3 babies. But I only have 10 chickens though cus ya know chicken math

 

[mo2vation]

Cluckingham Palace.

Built this a few months ago. 10 X 26

Super fun project. We had 23 ladies and our bantam rooster, Nugget, in here... they've been free ranging around our yard. But a Hawk got super bold and took three... so they're cooped up for the time being while I work on a gianormous 25 X 75 covered run for them.... stay tuned.

Currently getting about 9 to 15 eggs a day. Need to find a place to give them away to... we're handing them out as fast as we can, but all our coworkers and neighbors are stocked up!!

Love this so much. The perfect addition to our cows, horses, goats, piggies, donkeys, emus and alpacas.

Grateful.

- Ken

 

[Kiki]

Cluckingham Palace.

Built this a few months ago. 10 X 26

Super fun project. We had 23 ladies and our bantam rooster, Nugget, in here... they've been free ranging around our yard. But a Hawk got super bold and took three... so they're cooped up for the time being while I work on a gianormous 25 X 75 covered run for them.... stay tuned.

Currently getting about 9 to 15 eggs a day. Need to find a place to give them away to... we're handing them out as fast as we can, but all our coworkers and neighbors are stocked up!!

Love this so much. The perfect addition to our cows, horses, goats, piggies, donkeys, emus and alpacas.

Grateful.

- Ken
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I can't wait to see the new run! What size is the coop part of this one here?

 

[Kiki]

Already did it. Ordered 30 from ideal, and my friend sells silkies so I went over and got her last 3 babies. But I only have 10 chickens though cus ya know chicken math

What breeds did you order from Ideal?

 

[mo2vation]

I can't wait to see the new run! What size is the coop part of this one here?

The hen house is 4 X 10, so the integrated run is 10 wide and 22 long. I built it large enough to fill a high spot I had so it wouldn't flood in our Gainesville ('rainesville') summer mega rains

 

[Fluffy family]

Been really busy (high schooler up to my ears in homework and extracurriculars)

Our chickens are doing pretty good but 2 weeks ago one of our hens just disappeared. She was an old bird and there were no feathers anywhere or signs of injury on other chickens. We assumed she was old and found somewhere to die alone (we’ve read about this in some books about chicken behavior)
Then tonight another one of our hens is missing, no feathers or signs of a struggle (just like the last time). We’re not sure what to do about it so if anyone has any ideas it would be very much appreciated.