Surviving Minnesota!

[MagpieDucks]

No wonder we weren't getting very many eggs! I found a pretty little nest on the floor of the coop, not to mention it looks like a few chickens exploded in there.

 

[duluthralphie]

So the molt is on at VP's farm!!!

I have way too many molting right now and the wrong ones.....

 

[holm25]

So the molt is on at VP's farm!!!

I have way too many molting right now and the wrong ones.....

My Legbar hen doesn't have a tail right now and neither do my Buckeyes.... it's a rough time of year for a poultry show...

 

[duluthralphie]

My Legbar hen doesn't have a tail right now and neither do my Buckeyes.... it's a rough time of year for a poultry show...

I feel your pain...all legbars are going even if naked...

Cuddles may stay home though.

 

[holm25]

Poor cuddles! He would love all the attention!

I think my tales will all be in but not my crests. I will say that my leg bar molted in with the beautiful dark color

 

[holm25]

ILL when do you guys start calving?

 

[Cebarmlds]

A lot of posts were set today. The guys should finish setting them tomorrow. Hard work going through tree roots. The posts are heavy and need to be braced while the cement sets. My girls may be able to free range before the snow comes.

 

[I Love Layers]

ILL when do you guys start calving?

I think 2018 will be around the first week of april.

 

[MNChickMom]

The latest chicken math at work.

 

[ChicksMN]

Hi MN friends! Newbie here, getting our first flock in the spring. We are in Lakeville. Trying to figure out our run and get it built this fall. Anyone use a rotating system in their run? We'd love to build 4 runs that are each roughly 100 sq ft. The thought is that our girls (6 to start, 10 at the max) would spend a week in 1 and then onto the next. Giving each run a 3 week rest period.

Would love some MN insights as to whether or not they see this rotating system working.

Also, any ideas for a roof on the run(s) that will hold the weight of the snow and keep hungry hawks away?

Thanks! Looking forward to your insights.