Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

Like these?
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[MaryJanet]

Have you stayed at St. Ermin? Beautiful...private owned...spy history...and a/c!!

No! Which city is it in?

I looked it up and found it's in London, I usually stay with friends or in one of the colleges when I'm in London. The hotel with the desk fan is in Leicester.

 

[Shadrach]

View attachment 2745399tonight we decided to play house.View attachment 2745400
Someone thinks dust bathing it overrated and paper towel bathing is the way to go.View attachment 2745401
Oh and if you were wondering what happened to their house, here is the semblance of a roof. There's welding to do before we finish.

Someone is a bit handy at woodwork.

 

[Shadrach]

I get that (I think) but if a laying machine hen takes a few days off in the winter doesn't that rest the system a bit? And by extension if you could get them to take a few days off in summer wouldn't that also help?
That is the reason I was thinking about black out shades for all of them - to persuade them to take a break in the summer.

Hens have gone from say 30 eggs a year to 250 to 300 per year.
Going broody is one way to rest the system; 21 days of sitting and another 21 days of chick care during the laying season for example, provides a reasonable rest. Even if their eggs are not fertile, with care, the keeper can make sure the hen eats well, so just letting the hens sit can help. I used to do this and for the hens that were regularly broody it helped to reduce their egg laying to close to 100 a year after their first year.

 

[MaryJanet]

Hens have gone from say 30 eggs a year to 250 to 300 per year.
Going broody is one way to rest the system; 21 days of sitting and another 21 days of chick care during the laying season for example, provides a reasonable rest. Even if their eggs are not fertile, with care, the keeper can make sure the hen eats well, so just letting the hens sit can help. I used to do this and for the hens that were regularly broody it helped to reduce their egg laying to close to 100 a year after their first year.

Makes me glad I let Ivy sit for so long.

 

[LozzyR]

Makes me glad I let Ivy sit for so long.

Me too, with Charlie.

 

[Lady Red]

No! Which city is it in?

I looked it up and found it's in London, I usually stay with friends or in one of the colleges when I'm in London. The hotel with the desk fan is in Leicester.

Staying with friends seems more fun

 

[Lady Red]

Hens have gone from say 30 eggs a year to 250 to 300 per year.
Going broody is one way to rest the system; 21 days of sitting and another 21 days of chick care during the laying season for example, provides a reasonable rest. Even if their eggs are not fertile, with care, the keeper can make sure the hen eats well, so just letting the hens sit can help. I used to do this and for the hens that were regularly broody it helped to reduce their egg laying to close to 100 a year after their first year.

Naenae shows no interest in sitting! My ladies are horrible at nurturing

 

[Lady Red]

Poor Naenae. I hope she sorts this out. How long has she been laying now?

5 weeks or so... just a baby

 

[BY Bob]

WOOHOOOO!!! Goooo, us! Thanks, Bob, for starting this awesome thread!

You are most kind. You all made this happen. I could be yammering away just talking to myself here.