fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[fuzzi]

Days will start getting longer soon. That should help with the egg situation.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They got another scolding this evening...still zero eggs.

I feel your pain! Still no here either. They are taking their sweet time coming out of molt!
It's really o.k. I have some eggs put back (water glassed and frozen eggs), but if I HAVE to, I suppose I can buy a dozen eggs, but likely they will be back in lay before I get through what I have saved back.

The girls need the break of molting anyway.

 

[NanaK]

The winters I had with no eggs, as soon as I bought a pack my hens started laying.

 

[fuzzi]

I think I have enough eggs put away to do pumpkin pies, but I am going to have to buy some "organic" eggs at the store soon if the gals don't start laying soon, need them for stuffing.

 

[fuzzi]

Last night it was down in the low 20°s. I checked on the flock before I went to bed as sometimes one of the Dominiques is roosting by herself. They were all on the main roost, facing towards the tarped end, and snuggled up against each other.

Cold birds of a feather roost close together!

 

[fuzzi]

Last night it was down in the low 20°s. I checked on the flock before I went to bed as sometimes one of the Dominiques is roosting by herself. They were all on the main roost, facing towards the tarped end, and snuggled up against each other.

Cold birds of a feather roost close together!

They usually face the open end of the hoop coop, tails toward the tarped end.

 

[fuzzi]

Samuel and groupie

 

[fuzzi]

Yep. Tamar was excluded from the main roost again last night. Rotten little brats.

I placed her in an empty spot on the roost, for the night.

 

[NanaK]

When I was raising my Wyandottes, I had a similar issue. They did not fight but 1 pullet was not allowed to roost beside the other 4. This 1 always entered the coop last and roosted alone about 2ft away. They had no problems eating together.

I just watched them and made sure the 1 got in and roosted at night. When they all started laying this behavior stopped.

I never did figure out the cause.

 

[fuzzi]

When I was raising my Wyandottes, I had a similar issue. They did not fight but 1 pullet was not allowed to roost beside the other 4. This 1 always entered the coop last and roosted alone about 2ft away. They had no problems eating together.

I just watched them and made sure the 1 got in and roosted at night. When they all started laying this behavior stopped.

I never did figure out the cause.

Tamar is one of the younger Dominiques, has not started laying, and she's the only one doing a minor molt. I think the main culprit is Hannah, who acts like she's the boss...except to Martha...she NEVER bosses Martha!


If Tamar's not on the main roost I put her there. It's cold roosting by yourself in an open air hoop coop!