We collected the first egg from our flock today! For a couple of weeks we’ve been eagerly anticipating the arrival of eggs. The earliest chickens are known to lay is 16 weeks, but the breeds we have typically lay later than that. This egg came at 19.5 weeks. For the hen that laid the egg, […]
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First Egg! Update: EGGS!
Posted in Food & Beverage, Layers, tagged chickens, eggs, hens, homestead, nesting box, prepared on July 17, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Chickens, tagged chickens, chicks, feeder, hens, nesting box, outside, perch, roost, spring, virginia on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The chicks have been growing incredibly fast! The cardboard nesting box we built for them was once spacious and luxurious for the little chicks, now these little hens are all bunched up and nearly able to jump over the walls when we take the top off to replace their food and water. Luckily for them, spring has come to Northern Virginia early this year! We’ve had many warm days so have taken the chicks into our yard to explore the new surroundings, under strict supervision of course.
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