Comments on: February Eggs http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/ All about the goings-on at Little Pond Farm Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:53:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Terry Golson http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-756 Terry Golson Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:41:06 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-756 Hi Marna, You're right, the laying hen pellets don't affect whether they lay or not, but it will affect egg quality and health of the hens. It's daylight and warmth that matters! My old hen, Marge, got into a nesting box today. She made a lot of noise announcing her intentions - but didn't lay a thing. Hi Marna, You’re right, the laying hen pellets don’t affect whether they lay or not, but it will affect egg quality and health of the hens. It’s daylight and warmth that matters! My old hen, Marge, got into a nesting box today. She made a lot of noise announcing her intentions – but didn’t lay a thing.

]]> By: Marna http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Marna Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:19:38 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-755 I'm getting one egg a day from my seven girls. Can't wait for the rest of them to get back to work! Colony14, I'm pretty sure it's the length of daylight that makes the hens lay, not the laying pellets. Marna (CT) I’m getting one egg a day from my seven girls. Can’t wait for the rest of them to get back to work! Colony14, I’m pretty sure it’s the length of daylight that makes the hens lay, not the laying pellets.

Marna (CT)

]]> By: Annie http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Annie Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:47:02 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-754 This is for Sharon who is thinking about raising chickens for eggs. Do yourself a favor and check out these books: Storey's Guide to raising Chickens by Gail Damerow and Keep Chickens by Barbar Kilarski. I have eight hens between two and four years old and they stopped laying in September. I live in FL. I added a light with a timer so they have 10-12 hours daily and switched their food back to Layena. Within a week they were laying at least four eggs daily. Today I got seven. This is for Sharon who is thinking about raising chickens for eggs. Do yourself a favor and check out these books: Storey’s Guide to raising Chickens by Gail Damerow and Keep Chickens by Barbar Kilarski. I have eight hens between two and four years old and they stopped laying in September. I live in FL. I added a light with a timer so they have 10-12 hours daily and switched their food back to Layena. Within a week they were laying at least four eggs daily. Today I got seven.

]]> By: Callie http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-753 Callie Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:52:44 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-753 I was surprised to find 7 eggs today! So, yes, Spring must be on the way. By the way blocking off the feeder from the goatlings was a very good idea. They can get into the tightest strangest places and get stuck. We had one get a leg stuck and break it. Very sad. After that I was always paranoid about them climbing into/into something and getting a body part hung up. Like I said... good move on your part. I was surprised to find 7 eggs today! So, yes, Spring must be on the way. By the way blocking off the feeder from the goatlings was a very good idea. They can get into the tightest strangest places and get stuck. We had one get a leg stuck and break it. Very sad. After that I was always paranoid about them climbing into/into something and getting a body part hung up. Like I said… good move on your part.

]]> By: Terry Golson http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Terry Golson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:05:35 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-752 I won't feel like we're really into spring until I have such an abundance of eggs that I start making custard. I won’t feel like we’re really into spring until I have such an abundance of eggs that I start making custard.

]]> By: Terry Golson http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Terry Golson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:04:32 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-751 Welcome aboard! I checked your URL. Looks like you have one mean mud season out there. Welcome aboard! I checked your URL. Looks like you have one mean mud season out there.

]]> By: Terry Golson http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Terry Golson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:03:57 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-750 I still don't have a blue egg layer in the flock. The Polish are laying pointy white ones now, though. I still don’t have a blue egg layer in the flock. The Polish are laying pointy white ones now, though.

]]> By: Terry Golson http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Terry Golson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:02:42 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-749 Light doesn't work on my older hens, and my two young birds lay no matter what, so we left the lights off this year. Light doesn’t work on my older hens, and my two young birds lay no matter what, so we left the lights off this year.

]]> By: Terry Golson http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Terry Golson Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:01:01 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-748 I've written about the financial side of it. Read this blog post. http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/01/year-end-egg-count/ So, you might break even, you might spend more. But as far as hobbies go, this is cheap compared to others - my horse addiction cost a lot more! I’ve written about the financial side of it. Read this blog post.
http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/01/year-end-egg-count/
So, you might break even, you might spend more. But as far as hobbies go, this is cheap compared to others – my horse addiction cost a lot more!

]]> By: Linda Symons http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2010/02/february-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Linda Symons Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:33:21 +0000 http://www.hencam.com/henblog/?p=1375#comment-747 No Super Bowl party my mom is too sick for all that but I did give them a special snack---white corn on the cob. They love that---it's their favorite. No Super Bowl party my mom is too sick for all that but I did give them a special snack—white corn on the cob. They love that—it’s their favorite.

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