Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

Seems like cherry has been here for a long time. Did she say she was going to be gone?

look on her profile

 

[Granny Hatchet]

My Nancy told me today she would take me for surgery when the time comes. She really is a special person.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I Think ? chickens are born with all the eggs they will ever lay and no amount of light will give you more eggs in the long run. I also feel like they should be allowed to take a natural break.

I have let my chickens take a natural break before and only once gave them supplemental light (last year). The years they took a break, we had virtually no eggs from about late August (molt) to early March. Giving them light in mid to late January only starts them laying a few weeks early, as they didn't actually start laying until about mid-February. We increased their light gradually, not abruptly. If we lived further south, this would have been a natural light cycle for them, so there was nothing cruel about it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

But you never know how long the chicken will live. Who cares if they don't lay when they are 10 years old when they don't make it to that age?

Good point.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I remember going to the room Scott was in after an argument, if he was mumbling I knew he really felt like he was right. We were good at talking things out.

I don't think DH and I have ever had an argument ...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Art studio looking better!View attachment 3343520

Cap, I love it!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My Nancy told me today she would take me for surgery when the time comes. She really is a special person.

She sure is! And she loves you, Granny. Lucky you.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Looks really good

Thanks!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Cap, I love it!

Thanks , Blue and Granny!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I have let my chickens take a natural break before and only once gave them supplemental light (last year). The years they took a break, we had virtually no eggs from about late August (molt) to early March. Giving them light in mid to late January only starts them laying a few weeks early, as they didn't actually start laying until about mid-February. We increased their light gradually, not abruptly. If we lived further south, this would have been a natural light cycle for them, so there was nothing cruel about it.

No one mentioned cruelty. I just feel like they should be kept as naturally as possible. 7 months with no eggs?