Re: lost eggs

Hi All,
I find that if I let the hens out later than usual when my egg count drops.
here is usually 1 or 2 hens who make a bee line to their nests . I free
range my hens from 7:00 am till they go to their roosts at night .( sun
down) I have to lock the door as there is 2 and 4 legged predators here.
Yours Peggy
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <Omelet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Omelet-D93634.21081617012006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <Xns974EA95A39C4Fdiddydiddynet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> diddy <diddy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet <Omelet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> composed these thoughts and
> > posted them news:Omelet-9D8AB5.15141117012006@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > sjc.supernews.net:
> > >> >
> > >> > I caught them to sell them since I was not up to having a batch of
> > >> > chicks. I let her keep 6 of them.
> > >>
> > >> I currently have no roosters :)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > Mmm... more's the pity.
> > > It's irritating when it happens, but it's also kinda fun.
> > >
> > > If you know what I mean? <lol>
> >
> > An egg hunt everyday!
> > But I really don't miss the screaming hens from overzealous roosters. I
> > loved my Klamity Klem, but the younger roos played too rough! I was
> > thinking of getting another Roo this spring at a chicken swap meet. But
> > going over the winter without any roos has been very peaceful. I decided
> > it's just easier to buy chicks rather than raise my own.. Once I've
> > phased out all of the non-Australorps, I may get a rooster.
> >
>
> Sounds reasonable! :-)
>
> And buying chicks, you can get sexed pullets......
>
> Roosters _are_ eye candy tho'.
> --
> Om.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
Nicholson


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