tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773804526237644951.post6758853644474991710..comments2023-04-10T00:32:20.351-07:00Comments on What Pigs Don't Know: The Good, The Bad, and The EgglyJason Lackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822923398198837296noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773804526237644951.post-11252288040715187692010-10-25T07:26:23.987-07:002010-10-25T07:26:23.987-07:00Kelly -
I'd be so upset if I had 40 hens and ...Kelly - <br />I'd be so upset if I had 40 hens and only got 4 eggs in one day! As for Swoope, while she does have access to "the outside world" (if she jumps over the fence), we have never come home to find her outside the chicken area. Occasionally when we're home we'll see that she's flown over, but that's usually in the first few minutes (we have a small house and a very small yard so it's hard NOT to notice these things). So - no, in this case I don't think she's laying outside the coop, but good idea!<br /><br />Leigh - <br />No signs of molting yet. I think it must just be the shorter hours in the day affecting her the most. It seems too that her egg production may be related to the temperature - but not in the traditional sense. I never imagined that she'd be popping out one a day when we had over 30 days straight of 100+ (and usually 103-105) degree weather this summer. I'd heard they stop laying when it gets too hot. Now we're in the uber-pleasant 60s, 70s, and 80s, and the "cold" is just too much for her delicate system to handle! -CarrieWhat Pigs Don't Knownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773804526237644951.post-5847328077723837422010-10-25T04:21:42.217-07:002010-10-25T04:21:42.217-07:00LOL, loved Jason's heart-to-heart!
Have they ...LOL, loved Jason's heart-to-heart!<br /><br />Have they started moulting? I understand that's when they lay off laying. That and shorter hours of daylight. I'm watching my egg production with baited breath, because I'm really going to miss all those eggs once the winter dearth sets in.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773804526237644951.post-40208438337489320532010-10-22T19:28:16.623-07:002010-10-22T19:28:16.623-07:00Are they free to roam the property? If so, she ma...Are they free to roam the property? If so, she may still be laying, just not in the nest box. I have about 40 chickens and they are truly free range meaning they are not fenced at all. For the most part, they use the nest boxes provided in the coop, but every once in a while they seek out other places. It seems like right now is one of those times! I was getting about 18/day on a regular basis in the nest boxes and now I'm lucky if I find 4! Usually I can find where they are laying, but it's been a few weeks and so far nothing! I feel your pain :)<br />KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773804526237644951.post-78273476678011250362010-10-22T11:56:38.184-07:002010-10-22T11:56:38.184-07:00HaHa! The problem is if you ask Jason these are a...HaHa! The problem is if you ask Jason these are already the highest paid hens around. Oatmeal, lentils, flax seed, sunflower seeds, cantaloupe, apples...the list goes on and on. These girls have it made! -Carrie<br />PS - Thanks for visiting our site by the way!What Pigs Don't Knownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773804526237644951.post-20655691776033359342010-10-22T05:11:50.813-07:002010-10-22T05:11:50.813-07:00She's on strike! You should increase her pay :...She's on strike! You should increase her pay :)Scotthttp://www.wannabefarms.canoreply@blogger.com