The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[WallyG74]

It is common for chickens to stop laying when they are moved to a new place. It can take a few weeks for them to start laying again. Hopefully they start laying soon. OEGB hens are awesome broodies and fierce little mamas so they will do well hatching their own eggs. No incubating or brooding of chicks required on your end. So thats a good thing.

I have experienced this before but they seem to be taking it to a new level. It’s been way more than a few weeks. They look happy and talk to me every time I go visit them. Maybe the move and then rolling into winter shut them down hard.

 

[WallyG74]

I love the McCafe brand coffee the best. But I haven’t had expensive coffee or Gevalia so that sounds fancy.

I forgot about McCafe. It’s delicious too!

 

[KF0002]

I have found the silvers and the blue-breasted brown but I haven’t seen any regular old brown Leghorns near me or I would have snapped some up. Lots of white ones as well but I have stayed away from white because of hawks. Some people say it’s a myth that they are more visible to predators but I also don’t find white a very interesting color. Unless it’s in an egg basket next to greens and browns haha

I could send you some brown leghorn eggs in the spring. TSC usually has brown leghorn pullet chicks during chick days, but their prices are getting pretty steep.

 

[KF0002]

Phil has only a 35% accuracy rate. But when has winter ever stopped right after the beginning of February? Seems like every year it’s either going to be 6 more weeks of winter or 6 weeks until the “early spring.”

I agree. I am not believing anything predicted by a chubby rodent. lol

 

[KF0002]

I have experienced this before but they seem to be taking it to a new level. It’s been way more than a few weeks. They look happy and talk to me every time I go visit them. Maybe the move and then rolling into winter shut them down hard.

Yes winter definitely puts a hurting on egg production too. Most of our hens/pullets have closed up shop during this arctic blizzard front thing we have had. Only the white leghorns and a few random other hens have been laying (leghorn/legbar crosses).

 

[KF0002]

We lost a Crele F1 project rooster we had free ranging in a freak way. He must have been fighting with a gamecock on a tie cord (something with sharp spurs) because he died of blood loss and was covered in blood originating from a wound on his neck. He lived a day or so after we found him but he succumbed to his injury. We were going to butcher him anyway, but it was just freak thing that happened. It be like that sometimes.

 

[KF0002]

I am pleased to announce it is 57 degrees here in southeastern KY!

 

[Kung_pao]

I am pleased to announce it is 57 degrees here in southeastern KY!

70 here in west central Missouri! I’m sick as a dog unfortunately so I can’t enjoy it.

 

[BlueBaby]

I didn't get a notice about any new postings here, so it's a good thing that I checked.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

69° here, SE MO
Leg is giving me fits so I can't get out in it though.