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Hi Carol - you must be really close to me! I live between 4-85 and the airport..... I've found that my hens do pretty well - I have 1 leghorn, 1 polish mix, 2 RIR's and 1 Comet ( as well as a couple of smaller ones - a showgirl and a faverolle mix and too many roosters - we're trying to thin them down - one is in my crockpot now!!! ) Anyway - In this cold weather, I've been averaging 3-4 per day - that's without giving them additional light...they do better with I think 14 hours of light. Some Days I get 5, sometimes less, but usually at least 3 or 4. Summertime is much better of course.
We are going to be hatching some for a school project in the next couple of months if you're interested in getting some chicks. Also, Mt. Holly Farm Supply is a great place to get supplies & chicks - they have different breeds each week & they order pullets, so you know you're getting girls...
I'm also working toward 1 or 2 breeds - hopefully Marans or Welsummers to add to the Ameracauna roosters ( I'm looking for an Ameracauna Hen to go with them - we're working toward 1 roo...not 3 ) so that when I go to hatch eggs for the kids, we're getting purebreeds instead of crosses. I am learning as I go along!
Angela
