Countdown to the first egg *Just For Fun*

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Weekly update photo. Week 17. This was taken in the shade if that makes a difference to anyone keeping track with me.

 

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Picture update 18 weeks, 2 days. Things are looking a little redder. I'm still hoping for eggs before the end of October.

Of the 2 hens I have, only the barred rock is laying consistently. The sex-linked has been raggedly for a few months. She's 2 1/2 which I've read is pretty average age for decline for the variety. She'll lose feathers, then start to grow them back only to lose others elsewhere. She'll lay maybe 2 eggs per week and more often than not, they'll have soft shells and mess up the nest box.

Anyway, here's Barracuda and Lilac at 18 weeks .