tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post5870668773693375043..comments2023-10-30T02:58:13.933-07:00Comments on Fitzgerald's Family Farm: Chicken MusingSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-1374950233953557082011-11-10T11:30:32.808-08:002011-11-10T11:30:32.808-08:00I was told production picks up if a chicken gets 7...I was told production picks up if a chicken gets 7 minutes of light every hour. I guess they even have timers for the task.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647763604512486908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-47750486835402029812011-11-05T06:08:04.282-07:002011-11-05T06:08:04.282-07:00I can certainly relate! Sometimes when you read t...I can certainly relate! Sometimes when you read the blogs you feel like everything is going so well for everyone and you're the only one have problems. It's almost a relief when you find out that most of us are working out problems! <br />I used landscape cloth for the cloth in front of the laying boxes. It's just what I had handy. I got home late and had to boot chickens out of the boxes last night to put it down!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-44062042191399012272011-11-05T04:10:27.370-07:002011-11-05T04:10:27.370-07:00I am greatly relieved to see this post. I have ab...I am greatly relieved to see this post. I have about 70 hens, 15 or so are 6 month older, and despite lavish (ha) care are laying 1-6 eggs per day. Ridiculous. And some of the newbies are sleeping and pooping in the nest boxes so unless I am right there they are yucky for the ones who actually might want to lay an egg. Husband is on tap to start butchering older ones (we skin old biddies, much faster, and I can see the difference easily in the freezer. Trying to figure out how to do a cloth. I think I would use sacrificial fabric and just staple it on. Must think on this.Just Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213354645188511855noreply@blogger.com