The weathervane just isn’t the same without Brutus, but life goes on and we welcomed a few new flock members to Blazing Trails Farm this week.
Freida (White Silkie) is never happier than when she is raising chicks. Freida with two Olive Egger chicks.
Egg production is still excellent even while the girlz molt, but soon the shorter days of autumn will affect it and supplemental lighting in the coops will continue to stimulate the hormones that trigger egg-laying just as the sun does.
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By popular demand, I have made my Spruce the Coop Herbal Fusion available for sale on Etsy and in my webstore. Instructions for making it can be found here.
My Partridge Plymouth Rock pullets just began egg-laying and while they aren’t molting this year, they did enjoy the Molt Muffins that I made for the flockers who are molting, like Rachel, below (Bantam Cochin Frizzle).
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The weathervane just isn’t the same without Brutus, but life goes on and we welcomed a few new flock members to Blazing Trails Farm this week.
Freida (White Silkie) is never happier than when she is raising chicks. Freida with two Olive Egger chicks.
Egg production is still excellent even while the girlz molt, but soon the shorter days of autumn will affect it and supplemental lighting in the coops will continue to stimulate the hormones that trigger egg-laying just as the sun does.
By popular demand, I have made my Spruce the Coop Herbal Fusion available for sale on Etsy and in my webstore. Instructions for making it can be found here.
My Partridge Plymouth Rock pullets just began egg-laying and while they aren’t molting this year, they did enjoy the Molt Muffins that I made for the flockers who are molting, like Rachel, below (Bantam Cochin Frizzle).
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Aww…Portia is adorable. Don't think I have seen her before. Love flock focus fridays!
I hear this feed is very nutritious. Would love to see if my flock likes it.
Portia is a gorgeous hen! Love your Friday blogs!
Would love to try their feed. how many hours do you add to the day for the hens to keep laying. Also do you think it will make young hens start laying sooner than with out.