The rest of the day was yet another opportunity to exercise flexibility. I was pushing Brian through his schoolwork before homeschool co-op when I got a text followed by an email that co-op had been cancelled due to an issue at the facility we use. So rather than a trip to McMinnville for co-op and assorted errands, we took a late-afternoon trip to Salem for these:
Our ten aging hens have given us a grand total of THREE eggs this month. :-/ Last weekend Rick mentioned getting some chicks at the farm store, but pouring four to five months of food and labor into them before they start producing just doesn't appeal to me. I've thought about hunting down some pullets; thought became action when a Speckled Sussex hen died yesterday. I found the above girls on the Oregon Homesteaders Classifieds Facebook page, and the cancelled co-op allowed our schedules to mesh for pick-up. Here's hoping they integrate quickly, and turn out to be good layers!
Good-night moon, from . . .
5 comments:
I wish you success with your new layers; they're beautiful!
I don't blame you for going the pullet route - it seems to take FOREVER to get a chick to egg-laying age. They are gorgeous girls - just like your photographs!
I recently took in a friend's hens. She was a bit "vague" on their ages ;-). I do have one laying in the coop and one flying up into the hay loft on a side I can't reach without hauling in a ladder. My old girls are probably 10 now :-o. Love the Ink Spots :-D.
Nice young hens...we are loving ours even though we bought them as chicks it is worth it to build our first flock here and the roosters are really tasty!
Your good-night moon shot is eerily beautiful!
Although there are times when it has happened, I surely don't like it when we don't have enough home grown eggs for our needs. Eggs are so versatile and can be used for many good meals in a pinch. Here's hoping The Ink Spots give you three eggs a day!
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