Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[junebuggena]

More likely it's the shorter days. I'm only getting about 3 eggs a day, now.

 

[pennyJo1960]

See my barred rocks never stopped all winter daily but even they are unsure

 

[Manningjw]

See my barred rocks never stopped all winter daily but even they are unsure

The only birds that I have that lay daily all winter were Leghorns and Red Sex Links - but when I added a light to my coop in the morning they all went nuts and several even tried to brood in the winter which was annoying.

 

[junebuggena]

See my barred rocks never stopped all winter daily but even they are unsure

They were young pullets last year. This year, they are mature adults. Makes all the difference.

 

[Hinotori]

Hello everyone! The other day I dug up very large larvae from my potato bed. I was about to ask what they were here but a quick google search yielded "Curl Grubs" as the answer - never heard of them before but I suspect they are what have been eating my potatoes. They are ugly little things, the chickens loved them though! A second pullet started laying eggs - time to re-home some more of the adults I think! More shocking to me is the first 5 eggs from my young birds have all been in the nests. If anyone wants a broody barred Ameraucana(project bird obviously not APA) let me know :-D.

Chickens are very good at enacting revenge for us. I get mine after spiders and rodents

 

[Hinotori]

My actual egg count has dropped so low I beginning to think it is blue being to hard on them?

All my big girls are between 1.5 and 5.5 years old now. Between finishing molting, shortening days, and age, they aren't giving me much.

The silkie girls always lay well, even the older hens. Well when they aren't broody. So I always have at least small eggs for eating

 

[pennyJo1960]

well it could be but my oldest are 5 barred rock that are just a 1 1/2 now
everyone else was this spring

 

[pennyJo1960]

anyone want to meet my new friend

 

[Hinotori]

anyone want to meet my new friend

lol

 

[Hinotori]

Went out for mountain pictures. Came back with this.