[Ag-eq] my chickens

[Susan Roe]

Hello Nella,

I'm so glad you have your chickens now!  Most breeds start laying in about 
15 weeks.  Just so you'll know, the first eggs you'll see are what they call 
pullet eggs.  They are very small, maybe the size of your last thunb joint. 
Sometimes they will lay those for about a week or so before they start 
laying regular size eggs.  I know you will enjoy fulling with them.

We have already lost two hens to the heat, so keep an eye on them especially 
since they are so young.

Not too much is going on over here, just getting the planting done, starting 
to pick a few things now and really enjoying the honey bees make their way 
from garden to garden.  Our dentest, who's business and home are right 
around the corner from us, have beautiful landscaped areas which include a 
pond that is fed by a natural creek, bulb gardens that highlight his own 
metal sculptures, long avenues of beautiful trees and at least 5 acres of 
clover.  He also has a large vegetable garden and has areas where he plants 
for wildlife.  I said all of this to say this.  We were just there for our 
check-ups and we told him about our honey bees and that we were considering 
placing hives next year in key locations to assist in field polination.  He 
said we could bring several hives to his property and that he had someone do 
this years ago.  This would be so cool!  So, we're going to start setting 
money aside and get a couple more hives in the spring and put them on his 
property.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nella Foster" <nfoster at extremezone.com>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:34 PM
Subject: [Ag-eq] my chickens


> Hello All:
>
> Has this list been really quiet or am I not getting the messages?
>
> How is everyone doing?
>
> Well, I finally got my chickens.  Mike completed  their coop and run, over 
> Memorial day weekend and we picked them up on Memorial day!  He built a 
> really cute little coop that looks like a red barn; it matches my feed and 
> tack shed.
>
> The chickens were hatched on March 30 and are growing.  I have 4 of them; 
> 2 Cinnamon Queens and 2 Golden Comets.  I think they should start laying 
> some time in September.  I can't wait to get my own eggs!
>
> What is everyone up to?
>
> Please update us.
>
> Nella
>
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