One of my Buff Orpingtons races along the fence and cries until I go in and let her sit on my lap. Then she looks me in the eyes and tells me all about her day . . . I might have another Sweety on my hands and I love every second of it. Her name is Precious
Is that the one home Depot sells that suits on top of a 5 gallon bucket of water? I never saw it before this year and suddenly they're everywhere.
This is the one I got: https://www.homedepot.com/p/iLIVING...h-Built-in-Lithium-Battery-ILG8RX18/326436664
No eggs yet.Other things to look for:
- curiosity about nest boxes. If you use nest box bedding, not just nest pads, you might see them digging away. My EE built little nests around herself of the hemp bedding before she started laying. Playing house, I think.
- lots more vocalization and restlessness
If you haven’t already, start providing oyster shell now. My girls prefer flaked (available on Amazon) to the more common chunks. You can leave them on chick or all-flock feed, which is generally higher protein, as long as you provide shell.
Looking at this week's pictures compared to last, I'm comfortable with my initial guess that they should both begin laying at some point in October.No one's looking red yet, but they're growing nicely!
