Seven dead hens within 4 hours, not attacked. UPDATE: Teflon Poisoning!

[CapricornFarm]

How sure are you that these hens are disease free? I would quarantine to be sure no illness is passed to your rooster after all that he went through.

 

[lazy gardener]

In this case, I would think it would be a moot point. At least that's how I'd look at it if I were in her shoes.

 

[BantyChooks]

I can see if hubs has it still tonight- it’s alre out of the house but I will ask.

Thank you!

 

[AaronandAlice]

How sure are you that these hens are disease free? I would quarantine to be sure no illness is passed to your rooster after all that he went through.

I’m only as sure as I can be until I see them. The person who has them raises them free range with organic feed he makes with kefir. He also raises chickens for show. He’s attempting to create the ideal laying hen. These are a hybrid of black leghorn, Phoenix, and lakenvelder. He sounds like he takes it seriously and it is his full time job as he runs a farm. If I get there and they look a mess I will likely not take them. I think the rooster will die of loneliness if I don’t get him friends soon- he crows all the time I’m not in there.

 

[TwoCrows]

I’m only as sure as I can be until I see them. The person who has them raises them free range with organic feed he makes with kefir. He also raises chickens for show. He’s attempting to create the ideal laying hen. These are a hybrid of black leghorn, Phoenix, and lakenvelder. He sounds like he takes it seriously and it is his full time job as he runs a farm. If I get there and they look a mess I will likely not take them. I think the rooster will die of loneliness if I don’t get him friends soon- he crows all the time I’m not in there.

Fabulous! I think these hens will be just fine. Viewing a persons facility's tells a lot about how healthy birds are.

 

[bruceha2000]

Not sure how crossing the very poor laying Phoenix and 3+ a week Lakenvelder with the high laying leghorn makes the "ideal laying hen" but OK. Maybe he has figured out how to get the better laying genes into the offspring. If you do get them I will be very interested in how they work out. Likely going to have long tails

 

[AaronandAlice]

Not sure how crossing the very poor laying Phoenix and 3+ a week Lakenvelder with the high laying leghorn makes the "ideal laying hen" but OK. Maybe he has figured out how to get the better laying genes into the offspring. If you do get them I will be very interested in how they work out. Likely going to have long tails

No idea- I just want some hens and was glad these were only about a year old and laying eggs. he said he’s still working on adding another breed to make them and their eggs a bit larger. And for some reason he said people at the farmers market seem to prefer brown eggs and his lay a tinted white. We use eggs for ourselves and share with family and friends. The 11 we had put out anywhere form 4-6 dozen per week and that was more than we really needed. We still have 5 dozen in the kitchen. If we get 2 dozen a week I’ll be happy. Though I think they should be due for a break soon.

 

[Morrigan]

I can't wait to see the new hens! Poor rooster.

 

[bruceha2000]

People prefer brown eggs because of some urban myth that says they are healthier than white eggs. That is why they are often more expensive in the grocery store. Pretty bizarre given there is no difference in the innards of the egg based on shell color and there are SO many more breeds that lay some shade of brown than there are that lay white. Have him tell those "want brown eggs" people to look at the inside of the shell once they have cracked it open, it is white.

 

[Morrigan]

People see them as "whole wheat" eggs or something.