tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404693.post1702673195972026410..comments2023-10-19T11:59:02.727-04:00Comments on Musing, Rambling and all around Blathering: I'm sitting here under a blanketKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074370901422990463noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404693.post-55128404243318078802008-11-14T12:30:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:30:00.000-05:00I love your sense of humor! (That is where your l...I love your sense of humor! (That is where your little man gets it.) It is snowing here today.Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04332589956455952959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404693.post-65907818088816421662008-11-12T11:43:00.000-05:002008-11-12T11:43:00.000-05:00my father had chickens, 6 old commercial layers. T...my father had chickens, 6 old commercial layers. They would walk around and an egg would fall out. I was surprised the first time. I picked up the warm wet egg and it dried stuck to my hand lol. I guess they never learned the proper laying method because they were confined in small cages before he got them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404693.post-40811663872812094062008-11-12T07:50:00.000-05:002008-11-12T07:50:00.000-05:00I just have to say...you LIKE that old greasy cold...I just have to say...you LIKE that old greasy cold W/M chicken? I used to work at W/M, and there would be days (mostly holidays) where they would want people to work extra, and they'd tell us "oh we'll feed you!" Yeah right! Old cold greasy chicken! YUCKO! Maybe we got the bottom of the barrell or something, but I could just never eat that chicken! ((shudder))<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to know there are people who do like it!<BR/><BR/>Take care, and God bless ya'll!<BR/><BR/>Kathy in West TexasKathyb1960https://www.blogger.com/profile/14086740922649734654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404693.post-48663300421109620762008-11-11T21:51:00.000-05:002008-11-11T21:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for the info Tammy. We do plan to put up t...Thanks for the info Tammy. We do plan to put up the plexiglass so it's easy to remove. Kind of like a frameless mirror would be on a wall. Then we can swivel what's anchoring them and remove it off the window. Not sure if I'm explaining it correctly.<BR/><BR/>As for the hens laying. I'm not too concerned that we're losing eggs to places we shouldn't. They are still pretty young and just starting to lay (21wks). Now if spring rolls around and I'm still getting 10 or less eggs a day, then someone's in trouble and they'll have to have a few lessons and be confined.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074370901422990463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404693.post-64527646175649096792008-11-11T14:56:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:56:00.000-05:00Hi kim! I hope you are feeling better. I know I li...Hi kim! I hope you are feeling better. I know I like to stay home when I can... if I can get out of "going", I do.<BR/>Anyway, on your chickens... get a few ping pong balls, golf balls, what-have-you that are about the size of eggs.. and place them in the places (such as nest boxes) where you want the hens to lay. For some reason, they like to lay their eggs where the egg will have 'company'.<BR/>And if you do keep them closed in a bit later in the mornings, a higher percentage will lay inside the coop.<BR/>(I miss having chickens!).<BR/>Here in the area where we live, there are a LOT of commercial chicken houses... and I have been told that you are far more likely to lose chickens over heat than from cold... so you may want to install your plexiglass on hinges, where you can prop it open a crack on warmer days, rather than screwing it directly closed.<BR/>Good luck- and enjoy those eggs!<BR/>~Tammy~~Tammy~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02429393845419704423noreply@blogger.com