Comments on: Name that Chicken

By: JavaLady

JavaLady — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:48:48 +0000

I have an Egg-laying question…. once they start laying do they lay every day?? I thought they laid every 28 hours??

I have the 5 hens and so far have had two eggs in just the past 5 days. These are the FIRST eggs the gals have laid. It may be just one hen, Madame Rose, who is laying for now. The others don’t seem to have that “squatting-down egg-laying pose” going on yet. Is it normal for a new hen to lay her first egg, then skip a couple of days? I don’t understand. I am , however, THRILLED that I’ve finally gotten that FIRST EGG !! A nice, chubby brown one from one of my Rhode Island Reds, Madame Rose.

By: gremlina

gremlina — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:36:35 +0000

This is something I often wonder…glad I’m not the only one. Our yards look so similar! I love reading about your laid back urban tree-huggin’ lifestyle. SO similar to ours.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:54:18 +0000

Interestingly, I just picked up Prevention magazine yesterday and they have a “label decoder” article on free range chickens. USDA allows chickent to be labeled as such so long as they have outdoor access (not necessarily grass). This does not mean that the chickens have not had nasty procedures done to them either. However, there are labels such as Pasture-raised or Certified Humane Raised and Handled stamps that indicate the birds have sufficient shelter and engage in their natural behaviour, including foraging for food such as grass and grubs. So I think, your little chicks are closer to the pasture-raised/humaine raised and handled labels…but definitely qualify as free-range. The article is on page 40 of the Sept 09 Prevention Magazine if anybody is interested, but it’s just a little blurb…that about the extent of what they say.

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:35:34 +0000

Cool

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:35:21 +0000

WOW, tough chickens…. I’m not sure I could even fight off an eagle.

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:30:02 +0000

You’re welcome!!! Glad to have you here!

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:29:13 +0000

I LOVE chicken TV!!!

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:27:27 +0000

I LOVE that! Free to express their chicken-ness!!!!

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:25:48 +0000

I love the word chooks.

By: Monkeyfister

Monkeyfister — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:20:33 +0000

I’d simply classify them as “Happy Chickens.” If they wanted to range more freely, they’d flap their little wings with all their might, and get over the fences. They are fully capable of that, if they feel stressed.

–mf