Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

but I refuse to kill the white Leghorn hen that is my best broody...and now that her chicks are grown...I can't tell which she is! So all white Leghorns get a reprieve.

I have a few of those...mine are leghorn X but great layers of large, pale blue eggs and at least 1/2 of the 7 are great broodies. They stay until... The 7 pullets I got short while ago are now all laying. One is a leghorn, it appears, others are WR & WR cross. Six lovely eggs today, 5 large brown & the one white. First lay I've had from her. It was startling to open the nest box & see that white one. I have pullets from 2 summer hatches that I am expecting to begin lay any time now. The 6 cocks from those hatches are destined for the axe soon. Hope next week I can have a butcher day. Been put off several times -- one thing or another. My older hens are coming out of molt slowly, so some eggs now & then from them. I have a RIR gone broody now.

 

[farmerjan]

I used to have a cross breed hen, that was on a property I moved to in Ct, because they couldn't catch her, and so I inherited her. She liked to go broody in DEC.... in the cold snowy weather.....
Thing was, if the eggs were fertile, she would hatch them and raise those chicks. Finally got to where she would go in the chicken house with the other hens, I think she was getting old and it was easier to eat the feed in the feeder, than to try to forage for it in the winter. Kept her til she died.... fooled her several times, put eggs under her that were "purebred" and she would raise the chicks right up cuz the were "hers".. Called her the "wild hen"...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I had the BEST day at work today. I wrote a letter. I put it on my boss's desk because she was out. I sent a copy to HR. It was my official retirement letter!! My last official day working for someone else will be Dec. 31st. But, my last actual day of work will be Dec 13 when Christmas vacation starts. Woo Hoo!

 

[Baymule]

I had the BEST day at work today. I wrote a letter. I put it on my boss's desk because she was out. I sent a copy to HR. It was my official retirement letter!! My last official day working for someone else will be Dec. 31st. But, my last actual day of work will be Dec 13 when Christmas vacation starts. Woo Hoo!

Retirement is pretty darn good! So happy for you!

 

[Alaskan]

I had the BEST day at work today. I wrote a letter. I put it on my boss's desk because she was out. I sent a copy to HR. It was my official retirement letter!! My last official day working for someone else will be Dec. 31st. But, my last actual day of work will be Dec 13 when Christmas vacation starts. Woo Hoo!

Best news ever!

 

[Alaskan]

My problem is that I have been selling all chicks each year....

So my hens are old now ... not sure how old... but most are at least 4, if not 6.

I think I only kept 3 pullets from spring 2018... none from last spring.

So my egg production is close to zero...especially now that fall has hit hard... for some reason (I guess from wild bird migration) they tend to have a heavy lice load every fall...and of course that also reduces laying.

So everyone got sprayed, coops got cleaned and sprayed. They are coming out of moult... but the weather is freezing to mid 40s and getting rapidly darker... so I am pretty sure most of those old girls will not lay until February.

I did keep back 4 bantam pullets and I think 8 standard pullets this year. The standard pullets are mostly pure Leghorn with a couple of mixes.

They were late season hatches though... not sure if they will lay before February.

The Leghorns do great... this is finally the first fall that egg production is so bad. I have a heritage rose comb line that produce well and are long lived.

 

[Mini Horses]

The Leghorns do great... this is finally the first fall that egg production is so bad. I have a heritage rose comb line that produce well and are long lived.

So you are "due" a lax egg season. congrats, you have it! It will all work out, as you know. Leghorn is known to be flighty but they are excellent layers and, yes, long lived. I bought mine as day old chicks "Super Blues" from My Pet Chickens. Was disappointed the eggs were so pale BUT they have been excellent hens and still lay at 4. Really good moms, too. They have been "worth" the expense(ive) paid.

I had the BEST day at work today. I wrote a letter. I put it on my boss's desk because she was out. I sent a copy to HR. It was my official retirement letter!! My last official day working for someone else will be Dec. 31st. But, my last actual day of work will be Dec 13 when Christmas vacation starts. Woo Hoo!

You rascal, you!! Finally did It. That is wonderful Heck, you've only got 2 months and very few of those days will be "work" days. This will be a MERRY Christmas and HAPPY New Year. Congrats!!!!!!!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Ahhhhh shucks - thanks ya'll. Yes, very few actual days to work out of the next couple months. I have lots of PTO I need to use up...and I'm going to try my best to use it all!

 

[AmberLops]

I had the BEST day at work today. I wrote a letter. I put it on my boss's desk because she was out. I sent a copy to HR. It was my official retirement letter!! My last official day working for someone else will be Dec. 31st. But, my last actual day of work will be Dec 13 when Christmas vacation starts. Woo Hoo!

Congratulations!!

 

[CntryBoy777]

That is so Wonderful @frustratedearthmother !!....Joyce made my favorite cake, boston creme pie, and I'll post it so All can share in celebrating with ya.....
.............here is a song to go with it.....

I promise ya won't miss it, but will take a little bit to quit thinking about it.....and everyday will be "just another day" to do as ya wish....