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| Brownie in the nest box. |
Blondie began laying eggs so I knew her days of being a mother were over. She was reunited with the adults. Brownie was the first to pick a fight with her, but Blondie quickly let her know she still has superiority in the pecking order.
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| Brahma mix cockerels, the one on the right was in question. |
Up until this week I was hopeful one of her young ones was a girl. One of our workers looked at them and told me they were both cockerels. I showed him how I thought one was a hen. I'd seen her make a hen vocalization. I thought the dark feathers on her neck were a hen pattern. However, some things seemed male to me like the comb and how they play fight like boys. The determining factor was me hearing the little rooster crow, it's a boy! Three hatched this year and all were roosters! Oh well, this forced me to increase my knowledge about chicken breeding and nutrition. I may try again at the end of this year.
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| Grey Neck |
Meanwhile, the flock seems healthy. They are laying 3-4 eggs a day. Mini went broody, but I was able to persuade her out of that by locking her out of the coop (where the nest boxes are) two nights in a row.
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| Chicken sink station. |
The old sink from the Alchemical Lounge was uncovered during the great clean-out last month. I found a home for it by the chicken palace. I am very happy to have a work station to clean out the chicken feeders and waterers. I had been using a faucet which worked, but was awkward. The new set up is a big improvement.
