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Got two more yesterday. Not sure if Queen laid twice or if my other egger has joined in.

My hens turned 20 weeks last week and today we got our first egg from one of my eggers.

03/14/2022 Rent was finally paid. I've been eager lately. I know my girls are finally getting to their laying age. Last Thursday was the 20 week mark. Right now, my two eggers and one of the Speckled Sussex are really showing signs of maturity. The one Sussex, Mary, has had some rapid...

High of 76° and 🌤️. Looks like we'll be having some storms this week.

That's good news! Just from the colors on the comb, I was assuming either my bearded lady of my larger sussex would be the first.

Time change has me out of sorts for work this morning. Was bad and snoozed the alarm too much. My breakfast ended up being a zero sugar Red Bull. 😅

I have a small flock of 5 hens (2 eggers, 3 speckled sussex). Last Thursday was when they officially hit 20 weeks old. I haven't gotten an egg yet, but yesterday I found one of my eggers, Queen, in the nesting box. Someone had kicked the two ceramic eggs out of the box, and Queen was nestled...

Welcome fellow Floridian!

Get some corid from any farm store. Follow the directions and you should be good.

02/28/2022 High of 71° and a chance of 🌧️ here in West Central Florida. It's supposed to clear up and be in the high 80s this week. Seems our couple weeks of winter are at an end.

Stopped into mine for some feed on Saturday, and they only had EE pullets. It looked like they were still getting set up.

02/28/2022 Spring cleaning and a birthday gift. This weekend was my first big clean up in preparation for spring. The hen house litter has gotten tall enough it was time to scrape it all out and put it on my compost pile. Pulled it all out and put some fresh bedding. My Sussex girls are...

Looks like a pulley to my amateur eyes.

Today it is a high of 52°F and ☔. Floridians will be wearing winter jackets. We all own umbrellas but never use them. Should be sunny and in the low 60's the rest of the week until the rain comes back on Sunday.

I live in Central Florida, almost on the Gulf of Mexico.