Most of our eggs are on the jumbo side, we got a few tiny ones now from hens that are just hitting the age, but I’ve got one hen that just spits out huge eggs. I posted an 85g 8 months ago on here, but now this one is 100
Most of our eggs are on the jumbo side, we got a few tiny ones now from hens that are just hitting the age, but I’ve got one hen that just spits out huge eggs. I posted an 85g 8 months ago on here, but now this one is 100
Oh cool, the egg production here slowed a bit too but I assumed it was do to the week of bad heat and being sedentary waiting it out, but that was just a guess off no real science. How old are your Pullets? Are they brand new? Baby chicks are always a lot of fun. (And sometimes hassle)
It’s the first time I’ve had chicks, they are 10 weeks old. It was hard work at times but I had a broody do most of the work. Now they are just part of the flock so it’s a matter of waiting for eggs now. Most of the hard work was caused by me worrying more than anything. Experience definitely will help for next time.
I’ve done baby chicks 4 times over the years and it’s always been different. The most rediculous one I did was taking the baby chicks (3-5 days old) and putting them in a hamper with pine chips at the bottom. Then put a feeder and water dispenser in there. I hung a heat lamp with a shoelace from a shower curtain rod I had extra. Every night when id shower id turn off the light and move the rod to the wall outside the curtain and put the basket on the bathroom floor. Sweep anything that may have come out of the basket up and then shower which would wash away anything left in the tub. Dry off put them back and when they were old enough/ bold enough to jump out of the tub, I integrated them with the few I had outside.
It was so dumb… But they chicks saw us whenever we went to see them and were guaranteed to have either me or my spouse in there at least 4 times a day, so we would see their food/water levels, and between the area being cleaned nightly and the exhaust vent for the bathroom, it didn’t even really smell. Having water from the tub/sink right there was great.
Sometimes stupid ideas work out.