The Middle Tennessee Thread

[FeyRaine]

@ Cinny

So of my gals did the same thing -- layed UNDER the perfectly lovely nestboxes I had for them.
Some even pulled staw _out_ of the next boxes to nest underneath on the clean straw I had right there in the boxes!

I finally realized the diff. was UNDER was DARKER, so I rigged up some burlap to hang just over the top 1/3 of the boxes
like I little privacy light blocking curtain, the girls took a day or two to get up the nerve to peek under the burlap, but then
they were all about the next boxes for laying after that.

In fact I just cleaned & put fresh straw in those boxes today, and made sure the burlap was hanging just so after,
I've got 2 pullets in there now who's clutchmate gave an egg yesterday so I wanted to make sure everything was perfect for the new layer gals.

FeyRaine

 

[pickledchicken]

Anyone have any Birchen Marans Roo's or young cockerels ?

 

[Countrypunk92]

I have some birchen efgs in the bator. Well. About to be.

 

[Cinny]

@ Cinny

So of my gals did the same thing -- layed UNDER the perfectly lovely nestboxes I had for them.
Some even pulled staw _out_ of the next boxes to nest underneath on the clean straw I had right there in the boxes!

I finally realized the diff. was UNDER was DARKER, so I rigged up some burlap to hang just over the top 1/3 of the boxes
like I little privacy light blocking curtain, the girls took a day or two to get up the nerve to peek under the burlap, but then
they were all about the next boxes for laying after that.

In fact I just cleaned & put fresh straw in those boxes today, and made sure the burlap was hanging just so after,
I've got 2 pullets in there now who's clutchmate gave an egg yesterday so I wanted to make sure everything was perfect for the new layer gals.

FeyRaine

You may have just hit it on the head.....unfortunately when we had the coop built it had 6 really nice nesting boxes but none of them have anything on top, they are completely open......I'll have to see what I can do. Thanks!

 

[wife89]

We got our first blue egg yesterday..... Hubby was in and out fixing their watering system, and when he went in there it was!!! I was jealous that he found it..lol

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

We got our first blue egg yesterday..... Hubby was in and out fixing their watering system, and when he went in there it was!!! I was jealous that he found it..lol

congrats...my easter egger when she first started laying she laid every day for about 10 days then her production dropped to about 4 per week which is still good

 

[pickledchicken]

congrats...my easter egger when she first started laying she laid every day for about 10 days then her production dropped to about 4 per week which is still good

You gotta put some pics up of the new girls they look very happy at the new home, I hope you enjoy them they are spoiled rotten.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Good news! I am back in the chicken business! Well sorta,I got seven free roosters today!lol. But after being without birds for a couple of months its nice to have some even if they are roosters!. They just game mixes about leghorn size and young. I figure they will make some tradeing material or I can take them to the sale and switch them for some hens. Anyway its nice to have feathered friends again!

 

[DMRippy]

Good news! I am back in the chicken business! Well sorta,I got seven free roosters today!lol. But after being without birds for a couple of months its nice to have some even if they are roosters!. They just game mixes about leghorn size and young. I figure they will make some tradeing material or I can take them to the sale and switch them for some hens. Anyway its nice to have feathered friends again!

I thought you were moving and had to get rid of your birds.

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

Here are my beautiful new girls Black English Orpingtons now I just got to get them a boyfriend

Henrietta



windy day



Gertrude and Henrietta..they love each other

Pretty Heny



exploring their new territory



found some bugs







already made friends with the top Roo



I talked away and turned around and saw I was gone Henrietta started screaming at me LOL