Encouraging Another Broody Hen
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Rooster Time Out
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Broody Hen is now a Momma Hen
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August 2017 Egg Production
[show-rjqc id=”13″] August 29th one of our Buff Orpington hens went broody, so one less hen laying now. Views: 63
Unhappy Roosters
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Our First Broody Hen – A Buff Orpington
Our first year with chickens, we opted to not have a rooster so the 5 roosters in our original batch of “pullet hens” that we bought from the local farm supply were packed away to the freezer for a future dining experience. We started with five each, Ameracuanas, Barred Rocks, and Silver Wyandottes. After culling…
July 2017 Egg Production
[show-rjqc id=”12″] July 3rd was our first pullet egg from this Spring’s batch of chicks. For all of July 2017, we had 4 hens from 2016 and 25 hens from 2017 Spring chicks. There are also 3 roosters in the flock, so total flock numbers 32 chickens. There were 19 blue eggs from the one…
Feeders for baby chicks to grown chickens
There are as many different types of feeders for baby chicks to full grown chickens available as you might well imagine. We have tried a number of them, certainly no where near the full line of what is available. We started with the small round feeders we picked up at the local farm supply. These…
Morning Roll Call
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