Laziest and Most Cowardly Four Chickens Ever

[joebryant]

My three blue Orpington hens and rooster have to be the world's four laziest of all chickens. They get on the roost before six in the evening, and they won't come off the roost the next day until after 11:30 A.M. It snowed early yesterday morning. I though that they'd never come out of the coop, and when they did, they stayed on the sand in the run where the snow couldn't get; they spent all day sitting on the 2x4's that surround their dust bath container. They're doing the same thing today. The run gate is open, and both Anne and I have called for them, but they won't budge. They must think that the snow is going to gobble them up. It's not going to be the snow though that gobbles them up if they don't start laying pretty soon. They'll be 30 weeks old Wednesday, and STILL no eggs. They're going in the pot as soon as I talk Anne into ringing their necks.

 

[keeperofthehearth]

Awwww, give the pretty blue Orps a break. I wouldn't let my chooks out yesterday. It was snowing, cold and windy to boot. I didn't want my second roo to get stuck outside, which would have happened if I left a door opened, and didn't want anyone to get frostbite. This is their 3rd day closed into their 3 room complex. Do you have extra light on them or any extra heat?

 

[MissPrissy]

Hahahaha! Maybe they are having a delightful time tormenting you and plan to hold out on eggs until spring.

 

[joebryant]

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If that's their plan, it's working. SPRING? ARG!

 

[Mahonri]

They should make some fantastic stew.

 

[joebryant]

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Naa, I figure that if they freeze, I'll just throw them in the freezer until Anne can get around to cleaning them. They do have a heavily insulated coop though with good ventilation. <br>BTW, since you're in central Indiana, drop in sometime. We're near Center Grove H.S. in Johnson County.<br>

 

[joebryant]

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I need recipes, FAST!

 

[FrChuckW]

That's a nice sturdy looking coop Joe. Have you tried throwing some scratch grains out for them to get them to move further?

 

[keeperofthehearth]

Naa, I figure that if they freeze, I'll just throw them in the freezer until Anne can get around to cleaning them.

 

[justhatchin]

Ok Joe- Don't take this to personal just have to say--

So who's being lazy here- give them poor chickens extra light a 40 watt bulb will do the trick and are they getting a good scratch grain? How bad do ya want eggs? Or would stew be just as good. Don't clean em Anne!!

When was the last time you ran around in the snow bare foot. HAHA!!