Happy Harvest Blog
A nice nest
One doesn't think of chickens as being nest builders per se, but they definitely do nest construction. Guineas, ground nesters like chickens, craft quite beautifully careful nests, if extremely minimal ones, out of a few blades of grass. It's more of a saucer than a bowl - a slight bank to keep the eggs from rolling out, I suppose. When I set the Silkies on eggs, I think I form a perfect nest in advance, but no.
Boy did I learn my lesson.
Do NOT move the chicken coop during the day.ONLY move the chicken coop when the birds are in it. If they don't wake up in it, then they don't know where it is. Is magic! No coop!
MJ and the Silkies
MJ has taken to hopping over the fence and hanging out with the Silkies.She's like, I'm white, too, this is obviously where I belong.
New hens-integration
These new chickens are like little waifs, with no life skills. They are bad at scratching and foraging. They are bad at leaving the greenhouse. They very quickly mastered trailing around after me and whining.
New hens- arrival
We collected our pre-ordered 18-week old layers from the co-op today. They're cute. Really not much more than teenagers. Very slim, with tiny pink combs.
Instagram.
I may not make a blog post every day, but at least I Insta.
Bite size.
