How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Ascholten]

I ended up with one egg today, and somehow one of them managed to cave in the end of it.. so.... zero. oh well, maybe tomorrow.

 

[Dinogrrl]

0/3 They're very upset that I've moved them indoors as a bird flu precaution. Hopefully tomorrow they'll have settled in enough to start laying again.

 

[Ascholten]

Is moving them indoors going to help? I mean it is a virus, and you go in and out and the house is not airtight etc. just curious.

aaron

 

[Iluveggers]

17 today! Let them out this morning (it was 2 degrees), and the had a grand old time perching in the sunny run! (Very little wind, they looked cozy enjoying the frigid fresh air. Should’ve taken a pic!)

 

[Ascholten]

and here I am babying mine because it was down to 19 degrees. In my defense though, they are florida chickens, not used to the bitter cold. first really cold day and I could tell. 3 of the 5 slept in the nesting box last night and the other two, it looks like they actually slept in the straw on the floor, looking at the poop patterns, so im thinking they got cold up there on the perches, even though i had them boxed in fairly well.

Hopefully this is the end of this weather and it gets warmer and they start laying again.

Aaron

 

[Dinogrrl]

@Ascholten Short of having a biosecure facility, bringing backyard chickens indoors until later in February is what the state department of agriculture is recommending. At least in my garage they won't be directly exposed to any passing birds that may be carrying it.

 

[Iluveggers]

and here I am babying mine because it was down to 19 degrees. In my defense though, they are florida chickens, not used to the bitter cold. first really cold day and I could tell. 3 of the 5 slept in the nesting box last night and the other two, it looks like they actually slept in the straw on the floor, looking at the poop patterns, so im thinking they got cold up there on the perches, even though i had them boxed in fairly well.

Hopefully this is the end of this weather and it gets warmer and they start laying again.

Aaron

It’s like when us northerners come down to Florida in April and are wearing tank tops & shorts and Floridians are still in jackets and pants. Lol. 19 is cold for Florida.

 

[Ascholten]

@Ascholten Short of having a biosecure facility, bringing backyard chickens indoors until later in February is what the state department of agriculture is recommending. At least in my garage they won't be directly exposed to any passing birds that may be carrying it.

Thank you for the info, ill have to look where its bad at and if i need to do something here. would crush me if the inside one got sick and died.

aaron

 

[Willow2253]

3 out of 6 today.

 

[WallyG74]

Baker’s dozen today! 2 banty girls laying now. 2 to go.