[Ag-eq] Chickens

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Jody:

I was just thinking of you last week and wondering how your little farm set up
was going.

I have a black and white hen that is a Barred Rock and a golden one that is a
golden  Comet.  I think there are several white breeds, so have no idea about
that one.  There are also several black breeds.  What color of eggs are they
laying and do you know how old they are?

Maybe Susan will have more information for you; she's our chicken expert!

My hens have been laying about 20 eggs a week now that the days are getting
longer.  I have 5 hens and would like to get 3 or 4 more.

Have you planted your garden yet?

I have lettuce almost ready to eat.  I've planted squash, carrots and cucumbers
too.  I will be planting my tomatoes and peppers next week.  I also plan on
planting some egg plant.  My orange tree has ripe oranges again an the
neighbors have been giving me lemons, grape fruit and mandrins.

My baby goats will be one year old March 11 and are as big as their mother.
Their mother is still giving a half gallon of milk a day, so I'm still making
cheese and yogurt.  I've also been making goat milk soap.

I've been riding my horse whenever possible and he's doing great.  We had a
wonderful lesson yesterday and worked on transitions between his flat walk, fox
trot and canter.  He's getting very smooth and is so much fun to ride!

 Well, that's about all going on here; what is everyone else doing?

Take care.

Nella








Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:

> Hi everyone,
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> This list ahs been quiet so I wanted to see if everyone was frozen.
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> We are an official farm now, we have four chickens and we have collected
> about 21 eggs in the last four weeks.
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> We have a variety of chickens, one white one, one gold, one white and black
> and one black chicken.  I don't know what breeds they are so if you can help
> I would appreciate it.
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> The black and white one is named Gabby and she will die of old age because
> she has such a sweet personality.  She stands at your feet and looks up at
> you and talks to you.  The other three act like chickens but Gabby is more
> like a puppy.  <GRIN>
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> We kept them in the coop for the first week so they would know where home
> was and now we let them out in the morning and put them back in the coop in
> the evening.  They are great fun and we love the  eggs.
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> How are you all doing?
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> JODY
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