Connecticut!

[new chick 203]

Wow, no wonder they were scared. You were so lucky it didn't hit just a little different.

 

[rudy_rooster]

can't remember if I signed into this thread, but I'm in Old Lyme..Have 9 girls that are 28 weeks old today. I have 2 australorps, 2 buff orps, 1 columbian wyandotte, 2 speckled sussex, and 2 silver wyandottes.A couple are laying , the majority aren't , I figure it's the shorter days..

My gorgeous barn was basically smashed during Sandy, altho the chicken part was not, (I think because it has a loft in that part)..Anyway, will be rebuilding probably not until spring, so in a way, I'm happy that I can redo the chicken area 'better' than it is and more room for the girls. Here are a few before and after pics of my dutch barn..My husband chainsawed his way into the girls coop (double doors on left side in run) and got them allout..They were so scared the first night, but then loved living in my dining room for 3 days)) (tarped floor, big dog crate with xpen)





This is what we ended up with for a temporary solution


And thank goodness my homeowners cut me a check for a new shed and enough to refurbish it , tho I can
salvage alot from this one

Wow, that is a crazy photo. Glad the birds were safe and you are rebuilding.

 

[new chick 203]

How is everyones egg production these days now that we are only 2 weeks from the shortest day of the year? I only have one laying, Agatha, my Cochin- Orpington mix. No one else looks like laying till Spring.

 

[Jakoda]

My nine are around 28-29 wks old,,I have two that have been laying since the beginning of November, getting 2 a day, one a day,,varies.

 

[CTratterriers]

How is everyones egg production these days now that we are only 2 weeks from the shortest day of the year? I only have one laying, Agatha, my Cochin- Orpington mix. No one else looks like laying till Spring.

We have four hens that just turned 29 weeks. Some days we get 2 eggs & some we get 4. We are noticing that one hen is laying extremely small eggs. We call them fun size eggs. hehe

 

[rudy_rooster]

Not much egg production here. One EE hen is very productive, but otherwise no consistency.

 

[TomS714]

I have one EE who is laying a pretty "minty" blue egg about 6 days a week.

 

[new chick 203]

You guys are lucky. Do you give them extra light to keep getting eggs?

 

[CTratterriers]

You guys are lucky. Do you give them extra light to keep getting eggs?

We installed a set of flood lights for extra light & heat in their run. They are out of their coop from 6am until 7p or 8p.

 

[TomS714]

I don't do any extra light or heat. But she's only one out of 5 who are laying. Another is about hr age, but just hasn't started yet. The other 3 are a little younger, so I'm figuring they'll start in the spring.

I also am trying to hatch some chicks right now. Due date next weekend!