Many hens few eggs

[Mini Horses]

Well your girls ARE nicer than mine!I have a couple that will NOT lay that egg except "their" spot. One likes to get on top of the hay bale I have opened, under the cover. Moved it one day, no egg. Next day, she left it in the yard almost stepped on it. Put another bale on the pallet, covered & she went back to the bale for her nest. I have to gently lift the cover in case she's in there -- otherwise, not sure who gets scared the most. Mostly I have like 3 hens use one oddball nest, then 3 at another, so that's ok...then there's miss solo. These nests are far apart, then they all go roost together


MAYBE -- yours just wanted some redeco in the nests

Chickens can be funny birds.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

They were protesting - I gave in and they gave me what I wanted! Plus, they haven't been laying up there for very long and it's a whole lot easier to jump in that nest box than up into the top of the barn.

 

[Mini Horses]

They were protesting - I gave in and they gave me what I wanted!

WIN, WIN!

Maybe you should run for congress -- compromise is needed

 

[CrealCritter]

I am king of this coop and this here is my queen!

Your funny rooster, no I am king and I have many queens! And if you don't shut up, I will poop on you.

I have 1 hen rain or shine, everyday. She sees me open the gate. Runs into the coop, jumps up on the upper roost. When I open the door to the coop and step inside she jumps off the roost and lands on my head. I have to remember to put my hoodie on. She stays there perched on top of my head, until I leave the coop and enter the yard. Then she jumps off my head into the yard. What a crazy girl.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That would freak me out, lol! I don't want no stinkin' chicken on my head!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Agreed, no thanks!

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Yep. My general rule of thumb: stay out of arms reach, unless I am initiating the contact.

 

[NH Homesteader]

That's my rule with the pigs too. Actually I think that's why I like sheep better than goats. I don't like pushy animals.

 

[milkmansdaughter]

CC, I love that you have one that watches for you. It's fun to see the different personalities in the flock.

I'm getting about 45-50% of my hens laying every day now. I don't do supplemental light. But we've had crazy crazy warm weather and lots of rain lately, so much so that the frogs are chirping in the creek, and a great blue herons has taken up fishing for frogs in our run off creek. Im afraid the flowers, blueberry bushes, and fruit trees will start blooming, then we'll actually get winter. Yesterday would have been a beautiful summer day in Wisconsin! We really need cold to finally set in here.

 

[Mini Horses]

Im afraid the flowers, blueberry bushes, and fruit trees will start blooming, then we'll actually get winter. Yesterday would have been a beautiful summer day in Wisconsin! We really need cold to finally set in here.

I've had this happen two yrs in a row with my plum tree. Gets cold, then a week of warm...blooms...then lose it all to cold and/or storms. We are having clearing after all the excessive, daily rains, so it seems more light (altho not so) because the constant overcast has left. It's up & down temp week, 40 to 65 days 40 nights. So, this week 68 today and 40 tomorrow, going down from there to 25-30 nights & 30-38 days. AND moisture coming for weekend. With the lower temps the moisture is probably going to be floaty & white. What happened to the "old" 4 seasons that appeared on time, gradual, predictable....

The good side of the constant overcast leaving so more daylight? For me, it was a 9 egg day yesterday!!

Here's hoping a mild but normal winter just stays and gets us thru to a warm Spring!!!! Seeds are waiting to be grown.