We have a winner!

[AmyJ]

Thats great!

 

[brounii]

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Same here, if I hadn't raked a semi-snow free path for them, they would never have ventured out, even with the lure of BOSS

 

[Ashridge Acres]

That's funny! I must be a bad parent to my chickens as they're all free ranging with just a small, uncovered area they can go to where I feed/water them. They've got a covered roost, and that's it! My chickens don't have any problems playing out in the snow!

Congrats on the egg too! If you're BRs are like mine, you'll be getting a very steady stream coming in really soon!

 

[NeeleysAVLChicks]

So cute!! Thanks for sharing, awesome pictures, coop, ladies and EGG!!

 

[ms.cluckling]

What types of chickens are those? I have an egg that looks like that! It's in the incubator, and I have no idea what it is!!

 

[drumstick diva]

Great idea - maybe at the Nationals they can add "Chicken Racing," - aside from that the path keeps them from ranging too far and not coming back to the coop. To relieve boredom you could stamp out some elaborate mazes and discover who is your smartest chicken?

 

[chickerdoodle]

Ha ha!

Do you have off-track betting??

My BR has been laying 6 eggs a week since mid -September--love that girl!!

 

[brounii]

ms.cluckling :

What types of chickens are those? I have an egg that looks like that! It's in the incubator, and I have no idea what it is!!

They are Plymouth Barred Rocks and we just love 'em.

To relieve boredom you could stamp out some elaborate mazes and discover who is your smartest chicken?

Later in the day, we did add more paths for them and for our enjoyment watching them, lol. You should have seen them trying to figure out how to get back to the coop. Priceless!

Do you have off-track betting?? http://www.pic4ever.com/images/th_running1.gif

It depends, how much are we talking about?

 

[ms.cluckling]

do they usually lay speckled eggs? I'm not sure if mine is Welsummer or Barred Rock (now I'm thinking it's barred rock). Are Barred Rocks production or ornamental chickens? Thanks. I guess I'll just have to wait two days to find out (when they hatch)... thank you!

 

[brounii]

ms.cluckling :

do they usually lay speckled eggs?

I do believe they lay brown eggs in general, but can have some variances especially the first few eggs. So the speckling is probably just an abnormality.

Are Barred Rocks production or ornamental chickens?

They are called a dual purpose breed because they are very good egg layers and can be used for meat. Although ours are strictly for eggs, lol.​