Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

good morning
how did you all like the new snow?
the neighbor plowed us out. we had all the cars moved out of the way so he could just breeze through without dodging around vehicles. he did a great job. all we had to do was shovel the ramp into the house. i didn't notice any drifting. this morning it is feebly trying to snow.
i am already thinking of what to plant in my raised beds this year. doing some research about companion planting.
still eating watered down store bought eggs.
only way to cook them is to scramble them and make an egg sandwich.

 

[WIchix]

I'm feeling really lucky. We have 5 hens and we get 3 - 4 eggs per day. I don't add any extra light. It must be because they are Isa Browns. They are not even a year old yet.
I did just notice one girl is laying her eggs outside, under a pile of brush I put in their lean too. All the other hens are using the next boxes in the coop. Today, I cleared the brush pile out so hopefully she will start laying inside.

 

[EagleEyes]

Yup, me too. They started laying last week in January. The last two weeks, 23 & 26.
I bought white eggs and agree, but Cooper didn't care as long as a hard boiled egg was in his bowl in the morning.

 

[jvls1942]

i don't mind paying the locals a little extra for eggs
i know what it costs to produce them.
there is more to it than just the feed.
my big chicken coop is now filled with junk that should really be tossed away. lol

 

[akitafriendakita]

When the snow melted recently, one of my chickens got worms (they drink out of muddy puddles even though they have plenty of fresh water available.) She's all good now.

Just something to be aware of as more snow melts come, the puddles/wetness reactive worm eggs. If you don't have any dewormer on hand, especially because it does expire, then I would get some!

 

[WIchix]

When the snow melted recently, one of my chickens got worms (they drink out of muddy puddles even though they have plenty of fresh water available.) She's all good now.

Just something to be aware of as more snow melts come, the puddles/wetness reactive worm eggs. If you don't have any dewormer on hand, especially because it does expire, then I would get some!

How do you know when they have worms?

 

[akitafriendakita]

How do you know when they have worms?

Squishy crop that kept remaining full in the morning/lots of neck flicking by noon when her crop got extra full, and she was kinda low energy/seemed clumsier. Didn't seem like sour crop because she wasn't spitting up at all if I pushed on it, so I brought her in during the morning when I know she'll poop a bit and she had a small moving white worm in her poop. It was either roundworm or caecal worm so I just treated for both.

 

[WIchix]

Squishy crop that kept remaining full in the morning/lots of neck flicking by noon when her crop got extra full, and she was kinda low energy/seemed clumsier. Didn't seem like sour crop because she wasn't spitting up at all if I pushed on it, so I brought her in during the morning when I know she'll poop a bit and she had a small moving white worm in her poop. It was either roundworm or caecal worm so I just treated for both.

Good to know.
Thank you!