The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Arielle]

Good one!!

Good Mornin' y'all! It's going to be a wet day today and coooooold tomorrow. It was almost 80 yesterday, it'll be in the mid 60s today and tomorrow it'll be in the 40s. Mother Nature needs to get it together.

Maybe she is over worked and underpaid and needs a raise!

Another inch or so of new snow this morning.....forecast called for 2-4 so feeling like we dodged one this time!
I'm getting lots of eggs right now.........I hope they keep it up for another two weeks!
Cute chicks Ron! Is the crele x sex linked?

We are getting rain and 50 degrees turning to snow and 20 degrees a few hours later.

ON another note--- I have had 4-5 pm's asking about the eggs in my avatar!!! lol Everyone thinks-- Easter Eggers!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

The Random Posting Contest has begun!​

3 random dates and times were chosen between now and hatch day. The member that posts closest to the times chosen wins a free 6-month GFM!​

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Deep litter has it's benefits!!

 

[Jessshan8]

WOW!!!!! Love this cup.A co-worker of mine does laser engraving and I will have to hire her to make me one but with four lines the first saying "Don't Even!"

 

[uphilljill]

We use deep litter, but it's gotten a bit too deep. The goats could probably hop out of their pen (if they weren't huge & preggers.)

 

[JoyfulPromise]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

I woke up this morning to 4-6 inches of snow and more coming down fast!!! After the past two 50 degree days with all the paths melted and lots of nice bare ground and grass showing, this is quite a depressing blow.

Out shoveling paths to the coops for over an hour this morning. Now, I like shoveling, and making neat wide paths in the snow, but I think we have had enough practice in perfect-path-making already this winter!!!

A looong time ago... And to top it off, we are forecast to have NEGATIVE temperatures AGAIN tonight!!! I don't think any of my hens will want to go broody in those temps!!

On the egg prices - we sell our eggs for $4 per dozen this year. We started at $3 several years ago, and slowly went up, mainly due to rising grain costs. We make our own Soy-Free, Organic feed, and we have many customers from a local health group that really wants the Soy-free eggs. I have seen other Organic local eggs going for close to $5 per dozen around here in Lapeer, Michigan, and I know Free Range, Organic eggs in the stores are close to $4 per dozen as well.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Another inch or so of new snow this morning.....forecast called for 2-4 so feeling like we dodged one this time!
I'm getting lots of eggs right now.........I hope they keep it up for another two weeks!
Cute chicks Ron! Is the crele x sex linked?

We are getting rain and 50 degrees turning to snow and 20 degrees a few hours later.

ON another note--- I have had 4-5 pm's asking about the eggs in my avatar!!! lol Everyone thinks-- Easter Eggers!!

I thought they were Robin's eggs?

The Random Posting Contest has begun!​

3 random dates and times were chosen between now and hatch day. The member that posts closest to the times chosen wins a free 6-month GFM!​

Let the games begin!!!!

 

[Wisher1000]

I came home from work yesterday to find a notice taped to my door. It informed that on Friday, March 14th, from 9:00am to 6:00pm, we will experience an interuption in our power.

NOBODY ASKED ME!! I have a hatch due that day and about 150 eggs in the bator! Off to borrow a generator........

 

[Jessshan8]

I came home from work yesterday to find a notice taped to my door. It informed that on Friday, March 14th, from 9:00am to 6:00pm, we will experience an interuption in our power.

NOBODY ASKED ME!! I have a hatch due that day and about 150 eggs in the bator! Off to borrow a generator........

Wow! at least you got notice. They just cut ours. with no warning when they do that here. good luck getting a generator.

 

[abmaddox1981]

@ronott1 I'm having serious chicken envy over those Dorkings! I've been trying to get chicks or eggs for 3yrs! On a happier note, 4 out of 5 Cotton Patch Goose eggs are developing!!!