Surviving Minnesota!

[I Love Layers]

2 eggs from the Cochins today, one from BF1 and one from BLF3.
I think my concern with the previous eggs I set now is that all my previous set eggs were frozen. Ugh I hate this weather. Next year my dad suggested putting heat tape in the nest boxes to try and prevent frozen eggs. I hope it works

 

[Tfred1399]

I'm jealous of those of you getting eggs and bloody hens. I may have to put a light in the coop after all. I'm getting impatient with the freeloaders.

 

[ejb3810]

Good morning to all. Another day which would definitely be defined as part of winter.
Tfred, this is how I look at it. A hen will only lay a fixed number of eggs in it's life. I have decided that I most prefer to collect them in spring, summer or autumn. If they lay them and they become frozen and crack I am not happy, but that does happen. The Ravens then get a free meal and I want them to stay around.
I don't like the way February has started or the forecast thus far, but I am hopeful that things will improve. Free ranging has been limited and the birds are anxious for it to return.

 

[jerryse]

Morning . Maybe a cold February will turn into a Warm March .

 

[MNChickMom]

Ejb- glad to hear that you are doing better. Yesterday , I set 89 eggs, 11 were Toads, 7 were cream legbar. The others were a variety of buff orps, Rhode island red, buckeye, a few dominques andYokohama

 

[duluthralphie]

Did you set pure toads or the new hybrid toads?

 

[holm25]

Ejb- glad to hear that you are doing better. Yesterday , I set 89 eggs, 11 were Toads, 7 were cream legbar. The others were a variety of buff orps, Rhode island red, buckeye, a few dominques andYokohama

Hopefully you have a great hatch!

 

[holm25]

Ejb- glad to hear that you are doing better. Yesterday , I set 89 eggs, 11 were Toads, 7 were cream legbar. The others were a variety of buff orps, Rhode island red, buckeye, a few dominques andYokohama

Hopefully you have a great hatch!

 

[duluthralphie]

Holm, while the sentiment expressed was nice, do you really think it had to be said twice?

 

[MNChickMom]

Did you set pure toads or the new hybrid toads?

They are the new hybrid toad.

I have 3 toads of the new hybrid. They are little Hoover's, they suck up any spilt feed in a split second. So far they have all retained their white/light downy cover.