NY chicken lover!!!!

[Gramma Chick]

These two are quite striking ....

 

[Gramma Chick]

That is great that she adjusted so well! I had a sad moment yesterday while counting chickens to lock up. I came up with only 20, so I looked under the roosts to see is someone was down there, and there was Eunice, but very still. She had died probably sometime in the afternoon. She was a character, the one who for at least one full summer hopped the fence to lay her egg next to my basement door.

Aww...so sorry ...you gave her a good life

 

[Gramma Chick]

Update on Midget.
She had to be moved to her own space as the other birds would not leave her alone. They kept forcing her out of her box and then she would be in a different box setting eggs. We moved her to the Jumbo dog kennel and she adjusted right away. Little girl wants some chickies.

Yes that does happen ...glad she has a spot of her own

 

[BakerzDozen]

That is great that she adjusted so well! I had a sad moment yesterday while counting chickens to lock up. I came up with only 20, so I looked under the roosts to see is someone was down there, and there was Eunice, but very still. She had died probably sometime in the afternoon. She was a character, the one who for at least one full summer hopped the fence to lay her egg next to my basement door.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your Eunice.

Sometimes even when you don't want them to wiggle in your heart they do.

 

[boskelli1571]

That is great that she adjusted so well! I had a sad moment yesterday while counting chickens to lock up. I came up with only 20, so I looked under the roosts to see is someone was down there, and there was Eunice, but very still. She had died probably sometime in the afternoon. She was a character, the one who for at least one full summer hopped the fence to lay her egg next to my basement door.

Sorry for your loss

 

[featherz]

Sure! I'll get a couple new ones today, but here's a group of them when they were younger:

Want want want!!

 

[bakingintherain]

Sorry for your loss glasshen

On a happy note I am starting to get eggs! Gave up hope on the little brats but went out the other day and I got 3 chicken eggs and 2 duck eggs and today I got 2 chicken and 1 duck still better than zero

 

[Lady Loveall]

My incubator will be here in less then a week and my girls are slowing way down... Was hoping to hatch some of my own but its looking like they are going to send me searching. Found some Lavender Orpington eggs up north, still trying to convince the other half its worth the drive.

 

[tao chick]

That is great that she adjusted so well! I had a sad moment yesterday while counting chickens to lock up. I came up with only 20, so I looked under the roosts to see is someone was down there, and there was Eunice, but very still. She had died probably sometime in the afternoon. She was a character, the one who for at least one full summer hopped the fence to lay her egg next to my basement door.

Sorry for your loss. Hugs.

 

[tao chick]

My incubator will be here in less then a week and my girls are slowing way down... Was hoping to hatch some of my own but its looking like they are going to send me searching. Found some Lavender Orpington eggs up north, still trying to convince the other half its worth the drive.

My hens are laying but fertility has been low. My cockerels are still young. With the weather, I recommend south. We haven't had snow accumulation, and it looks like we'll get to January before we get more than an inch of snow.

With supplemental light and steady diet I finally got all my layers to lay for me today. 7/7. Now that we've reached solstice (Happy Solstice!), I'm going to taper off the extra light and try to get to a more natural rhythm. Raising chickens has certainly helped me through the shortening days. They are funny little critters.