I haven't been checking for eggs since they girls stopped laying around October. Much to my surprise on Saturday, I discovered 6 eggs in by the chickens, and some broken shells. One of the 6 eggs was frozen solid, and cracked so I'm pretty sure that's what happened to the broken ones in the 'coop.' I had 2 eggs on Sunday, 1 yesterday and 2 more today... I think things should keep going at this rate! I have 5 chickens total, and I'm almost positive that 3 of them are roosters... which leaves me with 2 hens. Both of the hens seem to be good layers so far, so I'll survive until I can get some more ladies. I'm definite on 2 of the roosters, and the third looks like a rooster, but has no spurs...yet. None of them have ever crowed, not a cock-a-doodle-doo anywhere!
Hi apron swap sister!! Just wanted to share a secret for getting eggs year round, give your hens warm water in cold months and a heat lamp if needed and they will keep you in eggs! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have plans of giving them a heated coop, my hubby is going to work on building one this summer. This past winter all they had were a couple plastic dog houses, so they weren't big enough for a heat lamp. I did give them warm water, but since it's not in a 'warm' place it didn't stay that way for long! I have high hopes for the new chicken coop, and for the chickies that I'll be getting in March!
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