Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Llamacorn]

That is a really pretty fake egg!
Can anyone explain why you use fake eggs? I know a lot of people do. Just not sure why.

 

[Llamacorn]

Oh no...I might have black sex link...which would mean two of mine are roosters....TT~TT my son will be devastated because the nicest one he named baby which is his favorite would be a rooster.

 

[Hinotori]

Nest eggs encourage them to lay in nest boxes. I've found that putting several in the boxes I want them to use and none in others helps as well. Some hens just prefer to lay in a used nest box. Helps with pullets learning where to lay.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That and with new layers I leave one or two in all day so others learn not to go off in the walnut trees to lay

 

[Hinotori]

I had issues with hens and my herb pots. They killed the rosemary and winter savory to make nests one year. The only ones that free range now are old biddies who know what to do.

That doesn't stop then from carrying grass into a 5 gallon bucket that is on it's side to make a nest. Or one of the boxes that was waiting to get cut up. They try to be sneaky

 

[pennyJo1960]

We found like 30 eggs under these wild hazelnut bushes in their yard loked them in for 7 days teach them where to lay no more outside nests

 

[Hinotori]

My wheaten ameraucana roosters didn't have this good of coloring. This is almost upsetting in retrospect. The silkie roosters aren't as good either, but that is my ongoing project.

 

[Hinotori]

The darkest of my baby EEs

 

[pennyJo1960]

Pullet cutie... love the colours in the other is he Dad ?

 

[Hinotori]

No. Pullet is a feed store "ameraucana". They will be my new layers