Not knowing which Lynn Bev is talking to....
We have about 30 adult birds and nearly 30 chicks maturing now. There
are some roosters overdue for butchering and some getting there...
At the moment, we are not getting many eggs because of the number of setting hens, eating snakes, and lazy daughter....
We usually separate the hens and chicks in a couple of weeks; sooner
if the hen is not protective and is not covering the chicks at night;
generally being a bad mother.
have the chicks moved, with their mother, to a brood box as soon as
they are discovered. The brood box is in an enclosed house snakes
don't get into.
Then we move them to a cage with small mesh. Generally before then,
the hen is tired of being cooped up and we turn her loose. The next
step is the chicken run which has large mesh wire, and they are
closed into the chicken house every night and a trap set in the
chicken doorway. After they are size enough to discourage hawks, they
are let loose with the flock to free range. I'd like a chicken
tractor!
Some of the hens take a while to recover but probably within a week
of being released, they are laying again. I haven't tracked a hen to
know if that is always true or not.
I've never made egg noodles. I've helped a Mennonite lady make them
and I decided it wasn't worth my time and I didn't notice that they
were any better than the others.
I've used extra eggs in egg nog; angel food cakes; heavy pound cakes;
hard boiled eggs for salads; and I've sold extras. This year, we
haven't been selling any.
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