We did decide to get chicks... well we already did it. We brought home 10 baby chicks. Let the adventure begin.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Plus 10
April 18, 2020
We did decide to get chicks... well we already did it. We brought home 10 baby chicks. Let the adventure begin.
We did decide to get chicks... well we already did it. We brought home 10 baby chicks. Let the adventure begin.
Minus one
April 18, 2020
Our little flock has done an amazing job of providing eggs. Most have been laying daily and even our oldest hen has provided a few eggs a week. We are pleasantly surprised. Only one is a first year layer (the other three first years were killed by the dogs over the winter). Our oldest one is about 5 years old!
This week the chickens were accidentally locked out of their coop at night. We had made errors with the door a few times in the past (forgetting to close it, locking out a hen...). Sadly we had tragic results and what appears to be a raccoon got to one of the hens. She lived for two days then died from her injuries. We were surprised she lived at all. She even layed one last egg. This hen was the last of our first years. The best we can hope for at this point is that her Mother will raise more chicks this year sometime to replenish our flock. With the COVID 19 scare many people are seeking hens and they are had to come by. We might have to consider raising our own chicks, but with 4 cats on the property, I am afraid they might get to the babies without a Mother hen to protect them...
It was a hard lesson for us all to be more careful.
Our little flock has done an amazing job of providing eggs. Most have been laying daily and even our oldest hen has provided a few eggs a week. We are pleasantly surprised. Only one is a first year layer (the other three first years were killed by the dogs over the winter). Our oldest one is about 5 years old!
This week the chickens were accidentally locked out of their coop at night. We had made errors with the door a few times in the past (forgetting to close it, locking out a hen...). Sadly we had tragic results and what appears to be a raccoon got to one of the hens. She lived for two days then died from her injuries. We were surprised she lived at all. She even layed one last egg. This hen was the last of our first years. The best we can hope for at this point is that her Mother will raise more chicks this year sometime to replenish our flock. With the COVID 19 scare many people are seeking hens and they are had to come by. We might have to consider raising our own chicks, but with 4 cats on the property, I am afraid they might get to the babies without a Mother hen to protect them...
It was a hard lesson for us all to be more careful.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)