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Kid Rock (My favorite rooster) |
Y'all know I love my chickens more than anything! They are so sweet and beautiful and fun to watch!
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Edward (A mini version of Kid Rock) |
But since around July I haven't gotten more than an egg a week, if I'm lucky. I have over 20 hens so there is something wrong with this picture.
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Carrie |
Turns out, since they have been free-ranging, they apparently forgot all about their nesting boxes. We found piles of eggs under my husband's old car, under some wood, and under his shed in a rabbit hutch. We are trying shutting them up for half a day to see if we'll get the eggs.
I let them free-range because I love seeing them all around the yard. Plus, it saves money! Those chickens can eat a 50 pound bag of feed in 3 days! I can't afford that all the time.
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Simone |
Which is why I was super excited when my cousin showed up with a truck load of day old bread. He gets a good deal on it and buys a lot. Luckily, he is willing to share the bread with me!
I got so much bread that I was able to fill my nearly empty deep freezer to the top.
I also filled my refrigerator and the small freezer on the fridge! So, the chickens are set for awhile!
My chickens and I are thankful for this blessing! Thanks Buck!
8 comments:
Kid Rock is a pretty rooster and Carrie looks bossy. Love the feathers on Simone.
Some day, I'm gonna have to take a day off work and visit you and the farm.
I love when stuff like that happens! It makes me feel good to use up "old stuff" that would otherwise get thrown away.
~AnnMarie
I am with Cheryl I want to come visit too. I know we all live pretty close.
Your chickens are beautiful and I am not much of a chicken girl, but I would love to visit and see your farm. I will even bring us lunch.
Blessings,
Bren
I hope you can figure something to do with those crazy birds. I'd hate for you to have to get rid of them or eat them. Honestly I thought you were going to show us a table serving at the end. So glad you didn't. Happy you got all that bread.
You have some of the most beautiful chickens I have ever seen! I wish we could let ours freerange but we have peacocks in the neighborhood and they love our backyard. I read that peacocks are aggressive and that was confirmed when a neighbor said her dog came up missing fur and she caught the peacocks pecking at the dog. I guess it is a good thing I can't freerange, that way we get to eat the yummy eggs, LOL. Have a great Tuesday and congrats on all the bread!
Aww, your chickens are sooo beautiful. Bless your cousin's heart for bringing you the bread.
Thats wonderful, Nancy- I'm sure your chickies will love the bread! I have that happen sometimes too, then I have to put mine up until they figure out the nest boxes are there for a reason... *LOL*
I'm a city girl, but I love your chickens!
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