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Sometimes they just hang out enjoying the nest. Which is a nice change from them kicking all the bedding out.

Yeah. But the price we pay for our lovely, mild winters and extended spring and fall weather. 🤷‍♀️ What a beautiful snake! I'm afraid that the ones around here have actually burrowed UNDER the 18" of wire apron. :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Possibly following the tracks of decaying tree...

A little mash is a great way to get some hydration into the birds. I only do it once a week even in the worst weather, but I think it's helpful.

Great idea! You could make a short article about that.

Excellent!

Pullets getting started often don't lay daily.

I've lost a lot of eggs and an handful of chicks to snakes.

It's beautiful!

Our climate is BRUTAL on tarps, even the heaviest types. :(

Cockerels are strange and mysterious animals.

Feeders and Scoops From Recycled Bottles This one is designed to minimize spillage.

Chickens are so very like toddlers!

Joel is looking like a fine fellow to my eye. Though I admit to not knowing the standard. He's got a nice, broad chest.

If you put your hand behind their feet and press against their ankle they'll step up and you can carry them like a parrot. I find that causes less panic than grasping them around the wings. Of course I only do that inside the coop so that they don't jump off and get lost.

Once everyone is laying they'll mix more. :)

I use the cheap 50# bag from the feed store. It's labeled "calcium grit" and lasts about 2 years.

I offer oyster shell free choice all the time. I feed all-flock type feed because I have a mixed flock with juveniles and males so the ladies need calcium. I also feed their eggshells back to them, dried and crushed.

My fig is about to bear its first real crop. I've been watching carefully since I know that figs go from ripe to rotten in no time flat. The egg watch is always so exciting. Anyone playing in the nests and kicking the bedding out?

Eggs are coming!

The flock is looking great!