The chicks we hatched back in April are all grown up, now! When I collected eggs this afternoon there were 2 small bantam sized brown eggs along side one of the hens in the nesting box. The little red Frizzle cross had done a great job, but was not at all happy I was whisking away her small accomplishment.
The July hatch is still too young to lay, so we sit and wait. Maybe by Christmas. One good note though - it looks like 5 of the 6 chicks we hatched will be hens. They will make good replacements for the older hens whose production has fallen off with age.
Way to go - ladies!!
The July hatch is still too young to lay, so we sit and wait. Maybe by Christmas. One good note though - it looks like 5 of the 6 chicks we hatched will be hens. They will make good replacements for the older hens whose production has fallen off with age.
Way to go - ladies!!
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