After a fun night with the girls last night (Thanks Girls!) I came home with a suggestion about what to do about our chickens. We've still got two roosters plus 6 hens... equaling no eggs. ever.
But one of my friends mentioned putting easter eggs in the nest to see if it would encourage them to use the different boxes, and I thought maybe I would try putting one in to see if it would encourage them to start laying again.
Buttt...... I had shoveled out to them, fed/watered them, and then brought the girls back inside to warm up. I then (15 minutes later) took the easter egg out. We throw the feed along two boards that line the wall of the coop to minimalize fighting. HOWEVER, I saw one of the barred rocks pecking at something along the back wall- NOT where we throw the food. After further inspection, I found evidence that they might have been eating someone's egg. (All along I've said we don't see evidence of eggs being eaten. That would be because they do such a good job apparently.) I also inspected beaks, and found that both of Cheever's birds (the chickens from Gabe's friend) had goopy beaks...
I think we'll be having chicken soon... And we'll see if the easter egg survives...
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Ha! Well at least you now know that they are eating them :( Hopefully you'll be getting some eggs soon. AND where you want them :)
~linds
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