Animals
- Growing Chickens
I am happy to say that the hens that arrived as just-hatched-chickson April 1st are laying now. Every day I am getting 2 ½ to 3 dozen eggs. Lovely, aren't they?I love an egg carton full of eggs of varied color and size. Hubbs takes our eggs to...
- Chicken Movers
Yesterday was a big day for Rod Stewart and his hens.This group of chickens has called the chicken house and yard by the barn homefor the past 4 years.Yesterday was moving day. We decided that in preparation for housing our new young henswe would need...
- Rooster Update
Ending up with more roosters than we had planned on has given us a few challenges. We have experimented with living arrangements in an effort to keep all of our chickens happy and unstressed. What we have learned is this...... Some roosters are naturally...
- What To Do About Rod!
Well, the routine with Rod Stewart has been the same each day. Every morning, as the sun rises....I open the door to the fancy chickens' coop so that they can spend the day in their yard. As the door opens, they all rush out, with the exception of...
- Elvis Is Singing A New Song
Here's Elvis, out with his gals and he's singing a new song! "It's now or never......" he croons. Elvis is as concerned as I am about our hens' dwindling egg production. Ever since that dog attack several weeks ago, production has been...
Animals
Melting Pot
It seems with almost 80 chickens
that I am always re-arranging!
The Ameraucana roosters are now occupying their bachelor pad.
They have been sequestered inside
until I am sure they will return there to roost each night.
I am thinking that about a week should
assure that they identify this coop as home.
Thankfully, the weather is very cool,
so they do not mind being indoors.
Also, I love this coop...
it has great cross-ventilation
with a window in front and back.
We also moved the Ameraucana hens (6)
into the larger chicken pen.
It was a very smooth transition...
The six chickens on the right are the Ameraucanas.
We also moved the three "hens" that I bought
from a neighbor a few weeks ago.
As it turns out, one of these hens was also a rooster!
Yep!
That black and white chicken on the right is the rooster.
His name is Perry (Perry Como!).
With him are Laverne (red) and Maxine (black).
Now the henhouse is full of all types of chickens...
a real melting pot.
And I have to find some new chicks to start in the brooder house.
Egg laying has begun to slack off.
Bad timing....
ever since the salmonella scare,
our eggs are highly sought-after.
Gotta find me some mo' chickens...
and NO MO' ROOSTERS!!!
- Growing Chickens
I am happy to say that the hens that arrived as just-hatched-chickson April 1st are laying now. Every day I am getting 2 ½ to 3 dozen eggs. Lovely, aren't they?I love an egg carton full of eggs of varied color and size. Hubbs takes our eggs to...
- Chicken Movers
Yesterday was a big day for Rod Stewart and his hens.This group of chickens has called the chicken house and yard by the barn homefor the past 4 years.Yesterday was moving day. We decided that in preparation for housing our new young henswe would need...
- Rooster Update
Ending up with more roosters than we had planned on has given us a few challenges. We have experimented with living arrangements in an effort to keep all of our chickens happy and unstressed. What we have learned is this...... Some roosters are naturally...
- What To Do About Rod!
Well, the routine with Rod Stewart has been the same each day. Every morning, as the sun rises....I open the door to the fancy chickens' coop so that they can spend the day in their yard. As the door opens, they all rush out, with the exception of...
- Elvis Is Singing A New Song
Here's Elvis, out with his gals and he's singing a new song! "It's now or never......" he croons. Elvis is as concerned as I am about our hens' dwindling egg production. Ever since that dog attack several weeks ago, production has been...