Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

Lucky!! My cochins haven't layed for a month!

I am starting to put lights on my birds. I have it on most of my roosters now, the hens will need it soon, if I am going to get January chicks.

I moved my 4th PC rooster into the barn today. I decided he needs light too. Now I just need to decide who to breed, They all have strong points and weak points.

I only have one SS inside, but I am looking at another to bring in. I also have one more Cream Legbar rooster to bring inside. If I set on the 15th of Dec, the hatch rate could be iffy. But the second batch should be good.

 

[lvie]

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So . . . what color lights and is this for the holidays only?

 

[duluthralphie]

So . . . what color lights and is this for the holidays only?

Just normal lights. no colors. I have them roosting ion the footboard of the bed.

 

[I Love Layers]

I am starting to put lights on my birds. I have it on most of my roosters now, the hens will need it soon, if I am going to get January chicks.

I moved my 4th PC rooster into the barn today. I decided he needs light too. Now I just need to decide who to breed, They all have strong points and weak points.

I only have one SS inside, but I am looking at another to bring in.  I also have one more Cream Legbar rooster to bring inside.  If I set on the 15th of Dec, the hatch rate could be iffy. But the second batch should be good.

I also have a light, mines an LED. They should have close to 16 hours. Still no eggs though..

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Nice egg Ralphie. It's cute. No eggs for us today. No lights on my hens though. I've got 8 eggs in the last 4 days though. Enough for the weekend. Probably more in the days to come.

 

[KlopKlop]

Our teams actually got ruined because more kids were angry cause the coaches were playing seniority rather then better players. The worst part about it is that its ok if football does that but not any other sports.

I think the whole team should strive to be as good as the best kid on the team, rather then having the rest of the team stoop down for a few players..

I'm watching one of UMNs VB games right now.

I like you ILL and i think you are a smart kid, and i hate to say it, but this whole comment comes off a bit snotty. It reminds me of a young gal i mentored in the youth program in my church. She was big into softball and was great at it but was so caught up in trying to get things the way she thought they should be instead of enjoying it and just playing her best. She ended up being asked not to come back the next season. I think others here have given some great advice already so i will leave it at that. Have fun and just enjoy it for what it is!

 

[KlopKlop]

My wife showed this to me today with a chuckle... story of my life even though i probably do my fair share of spending around here lol

 

[Momof3plustwins]

I got my first egg from my Yokohamas!!! It was huge. weighed in at 0.90 ounces or 26 grams. Here it is with a quarter on the end of it. And here it is again with a quarter.... The following is with a DIME on it. So small!

Looks like my little bantam's egg!

 

[Momof3plustwins]

While my laying stock are all pullets aside for 3 mixes I did get 27 eggs out of 30 laying hens today! Most days are about 21 but once or twice a week just about all of them will lay. We do not have a light on them yet either. We have the lights they just are not installed yet.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Pretty good production from your happy hens there momof3!