I would pick up a small bale of alfalfa. Toss them a flake every few days. It will give them something to do plus keep the yolks orange. One bale will last 6 hens about 2 months.
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Beautiful egg @Robilyn81
. It's so dark! I think Welsummers are such pretty birds. They are on my list of wanted breeds. Where did you get your Welsummer?
Thanks! I have been waiting for these lovely dark eggs! I got her from the local feed store, Poudre Pet & Feed, in FoCo. I think they order from either Meyer or Cackle.
I'll keep that in mind. I'm always reading about how "hatchery" Welsummer and Marans don't lay the nice dark eggs. It's nice to know that's not the case for everyone. I like the idea of getting from hatcheries or feeds stores so you can get a variety of breeds. Plus I want an egg basket full of different color eggs. I've already got white, light brown, and blue. Now I need green and a dark brown.
she's beautiful! I love the laced reds, and I really like the splash! I've thought about getting some. My Welsummer is named RiverI can see why she gets so many compliments. Her lacing is absolutely perfect. And such a cute face. GLW are also on my list, or maybe SLW. I go back and forth. My birds all came from the Elizabeth County Feed Store. My Blue AMs came from what the employees called a small hatchery. I'm assuming my EE and Wyandotte came from hatcheries since they were sold as sexed pullets. This is my Splash Laced Red Wyandotte, River. She was the first to lay an egg. She was a bit of a loon but has really mellowed since she started laying. Before I had to tell her multiple times that if she didn't get her act together she'd go to the soup pot.Her red is supposed to be maroon but I love the copper color mixed with gray. She is definitely the looker of the group. I can't seem to capture it correctly in photos.
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