So, the chickens remained on strike and it didn’t make sense to buy new chicks since they have to be 5 months old in order to start laying. So, all the signs for “eggs for sale” have come down and a flyer in the Egg Station has been posted, notifying folks that there won’t be any more soy free eggs available, at least… (more…)
It has been a most disappointing summer, egg-wise. Nothing I did would coax more eggs from the girls. Yesterday, there wasn’t a single egg in the nest boxes. No offense, girls but I’m feeding you. I need something back in return! Had to put a sign up on the refrigerators so folks wouldn’t wonder what happened. Maybe the chickens are… (more…)
Almost 2 months old… T minus 15 weeks til they begin to produce more eggs. I moved them out onto pasture the other day after work. Think I’m going to try some electrical fence netting to allow them more pasture when they are older but keep them separate from the older flock. That way I can see if the older… (more…)