Category Archives: Egg-layers
An Early Christmas Present
So, what’s the big deal about the eggs in the pic to the left? Why bother to post an image of a nearly-full egg carton of eggs on a blog about layers? Well, because these are eggs from a 10-year … Continue reading
Posted in Age of..., Egg-layers, Flock, General, Hens, Humor
Leave a comment
Tumoltuous!
In the past couple of weeks, my chicken house looks like several chickens have spontaneously combusted… it’s a cloud of feathers. But every chicken is, luckily, accounted for. It’s just my Easter-egger going through a late-season molt. Though I know … Continue reading
Posted in Egg-layers, Flock, Health, Hens, Information, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Easter Egger, egg layers, feather, feather loss, feathers, health, molt, new feathers, winter
Leave a comment
Crisis in the Coop?
I suspect I have an egg-eater in my coop. Lately, my egg production seems to be down from the usual six to about four a day. This alone wasn’t enough to tip me off to a bird with a possible … Continue reading
Posted in Bad habits, Egg-layers, Flock, Hens, Information, Uncategorized
Tagged bad habits, beak trimming, eggs, hens, prevention of, when things need fixing
7 Comments
Alaska Backyard Chickens 