Good morning! 6am here. You all stay up all night? Except @vehve . He's just geographically challenged
JK! That was a funny one vehve.
Woke up at 5am to get laundry & some chores done (and catch up on BYC
). Now gotta get ready for work. Again, it is pouring down rain out there
. I am SO SICK OF THE RAIN! Our yard is massively flooded. Once it clears up, we are going to have to put some massive French drains out there thru the yard. The puddles are so bad that we have 100s-(no kidding)-of tadpoles. The chickens have been gobbling them up each day during free ranging, but there are still so many out there that you have to watch where you step.
@minihorse927 , sounds like you need another incubator....
Those baby chicks are super adorable!
@Alaskan , Hoping the best for your hatch
. Crazy that they didn't mark them. By sharing your bad experience, I have learned a lot and will be even more cautious in the future.
My cuckoo marans are growing quick! I got 6 of them (all she had left). 1st time I ever prayed for a rooster! Looks like 2 of them are roosters. YEAH!!!!! I am very excited about getting those super dark eggs as well. I have one blue cooper French marans hen and one black copper French marans hen. I have got ONE perfect dark egg out of them since they started laying last fall. They lay, not frequently, but the color is not perfect. It's light and just washes off. The one perfect one was super dark and so beautiful. I shouldn't have ate that thing!
I have 20 dozen eggs sold (for eating) and deliver them on Tuesday. I have 14 filled cartons and another started. Every time I hear the egg song, I run out there and snatch the egg! The hens have been laying 2+ dozen a day! FINALLY! It will be close if I make 20 dozen. If not, I will put one of the customers off until next week. I would love to just sell them out of the house, but we live on a very secluded road. Ohio has super specific laws about advertising for selling eggs. You cannot advertise "Fresh Eggs", "Farm Eggs", or anything like that. The sign must say "Eggs for sale" or "Chicken eggs". Stupid rules. Many people around here either don't know those laws, or don't care and authorities must be turning a blind eye towards them because I see the "Fresh Eggs for Sale" signs everywhere. They have bigger things to worry about. You all have a good day!!!
Woke up at 5am to get laundry & some chores done (and catch up on BYC
@minihorse927 , sounds like you need another incubator....
@Alaskan , Hoping the best for your hatch
My cuckoo marans are growing quick! I got 6 of them (all she had left). 1st time I ever prayed for a rooster! Looks like 2 of them are roosters. YEAH!!!!! I am very excited about getting those super dark eggs as well. I have one blue cooper French marans hen and one black copper French marans hen. I have got ONE perfect dark egg out of them since they started laying last fall. They lay, not frequently, but the color is not perfect. It's light and just washes off. The one perfect one was super dark and so beautiful. I shouldn't have ate that thing!
I have 20 dozen eggs sold (for eating) and deliver them on Tuesday. I have 14 filled cartons and another started. Every time I hear the egg song, I run out there and snatch the egg! The hens have been laying 2+ dozen a day! FINALLY! It will be close if I make 20 dozen. If not, I will put one of the customers off until next week. I would love to just sell them out of the house, but we live on a very secluded road. Ohio has super specific laws about advertising for selling eggs. You cannot advertise "Fresh Eggs", "Farm Eggs", or anything like that. The sign must say "Eggs for sale" or "Chicken eggs". Stupid rules. Many people around here either don't know those laws, or don't care and authorities must be turning a blind eye towards them because I see the "Fresh Eggs for Sale" signs everywhere. They have bigger things to worry about. You all have a good day!!!
