Yay! Chickens!
Ok, I know I'm obsessed with the chickens, but I've always wanted some. I think they're neat creatures. I think my landlords would draw the line at chickens, though, so I must chicken-herd vicariously through Wanda and Neutron...
Oooh, they are so cute!
Maybe you can sell prints of their portraits on Etsy.com or something 'til they start laying.
Even if they never lay an egg I'd say they earnd their keep with the ant eating.
Chickens are just so relaxing to watch and listen to. Anything else like insect control, fertilizing, tilling, and of course, eggs is a bonus. Technically you don't want your hens to be broody as that refers to sitting on eggs for hatching. Broody hens don't lay more eggs and I suspect their irritable for all the reasons that potential Moms can be. Your hens will probably start laying in September. Really hot temps can slow down egg laying as well.
I wish I had room for chickens again.
Anon
i love your hens! I am living vicariously through you until at least Christmas.
When my chickens didn't start laying my fil told me to boil potatoe skins, sort of mash them with a potatoe masher and mix it with the chicken mash while hot, let it cool and feed them. They started laying after about 2 days.
Our chickens loved all kinds of food from the mice that dared run into thir pen to well, anything that came out of my kitchen. Shh Don't tell them they ate ummm chicken too.
I wish I had chickens now.
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