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I like my BR and she lays an L-XLg egg but not very frequently hope she picks up in spring. Just 2-3 per week. My SS and Golden Buffs lay more often large eggs. The Golden Buffs lay the most. Have fun with the babies. Gorgeous blue eggs.
 
Melky said:
I like my BR and she lays an L-XLg egg but not very frequently hope she picks up in spring. Just 2-3 per week. My SS and Golden Buffs lay more often large eggs. The Golden Buffs lay the most. Have fun with the babies. Gorgeous blue eggs.
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Thank you! I loved our BR's. For most of the year, we were getting five eggs per day which were plenty for two people. We were able to share with friends and relatives. Although they slowed down in the winter, we still had 2-3 eggs a day from our 5 BR's.

This time I wanted to be able to tell the girls apart and hopefully their eggs too.
 
FlappyFeathers said:
Thanks, your girls are beautiful too! I bet Ophelia will be so happy to have new friends! She'll enjoy showing them all the best places to dust bathe and scratch for treats. I really would suggest getting them together as soon as you can...
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I'm definitely working on this. Looking at our coop to see if there is any way to get them out there asap. The dog crate for sure will not fit inside the coop.

FlappyFeathers said:
Didn't mean to go on and on, sorry. Oh, do you have a dust bath for your chicks? A shallow container of dry dirt or sand is really fun for them to play in. And a chunk of sod from your yard will help them build their immunities, and they'll enjoy pecking and scratching it. Ok that's all for now... have fun with your birdies... you're doing a great job!
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No worries. Love all the information. I have been putting chunks of sod from the yard in with them and adding some chick grit, they love tearing them apart. I made a dust bath for them and had been waiting for the sand to dry out. Put it in with them this morning and they have not yet tested it out (funny video though - guess I need to sign up for a youtube account to be able to share).
 
@PNWJewele this is a picture of Thelma, GLW. She will be 10 next month :)

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PNWJewele said:
I'm definitely working on this. Looking at our coop to see if there is any way to get them out there asap. The dog crate for sure will not fit inside the coop.
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No worries. Love all the information. I have been putting chunks of sod from the yard in with them and adding some chick grit, they love tearing them apart. I made a dust bath for them and had been waiting for the sand to dry out. Put it in with them this morning and they have not yet tested it out (funny video though - guess I need to sign up for a youtube account to be able to share).
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Haha little chicks are so cute when they discover something new! Mine wouldn't touch the dust bath for a day or 2 either, then when my little EE figured it out she kept pushing the others away and hogging the whole thing.
Don't stress about getting them together, I didn't mean to make it sound urgent. Some coop interiors are difficult to work with, and with all this rain it's hard to get them out to enjoy the sunshine. I had to design my new coop to make a space especially for integrating, just because I knew it might happen a few times.:oops:
 

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