This is Snow White, our first to lay. She is a mid day layer, and until yesterday wasn't using the nesting box. I placed her in the box during a cuddle session, rubbed her back, and made sure she felt the fake egg up against her chest.
The next day she laid in the right spot. Now to test if she will return to the box while free range. When we made the choice to raise chickens for eggs I made sure we got somewhat friendly, reliable NONE white egg layers. I wanted my children to learn there was more to it than the cartoon of white eggs that we bought while on sale. I also wanted to have fun and see all the differences there are.
This is a carton of large eggs, and Snow Whites are medium sized.
And this is dinner, or lunch, or breakfast.
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hi. i'm new to reading people's blogs. I read my friend's and then just browsed and found yours. I love the things i see on yours and have not so much comments as questions. is that allowed?!? hope so cause here goes....
i also have quite a few dogs(7), all permanent, all true rescues, and have tried to have free roaming chickens. with their nighttime coop a long way from the dog's yard. i loved the sound of the girls scratching and cooing during the day, loved the tick/fly/grasshoper/junebug/most critters control they provided. loved that they spread the horse manure! but i've had a few fence failures that have spelled disaster for the poor chickens. do your dogs co-exist with the hens? or in a seperate yard? how do you keep the chickens from flying over? If you have any advice in this area, i would soooo appreciate it. you can email me if you like @ shortyacres@tds.net. thanks. Candy
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