Sunday, January 11, 2009

Nesting Sites





Our chickens gave us 9 eggs yesterday. There has been only a small reduction in egg production throughout the winter. Most chickens seem to all use the same nest - they must be taking turns. One chicken, a Barred Rock, likes to fly up to the top of the chain link gate, then back down onto the other side. We found 40 eggs one day while cleaning up around the exterior of our house in what we labeled the Illegal Nest. Now we collect her eggs as well as the ones in the coop. She is a very independent chicken and loves to 'free range' outside their designated living quarters.

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