We had several weeks again without buying eggs, but have had to go back to the market this weekend. The hens have slowed down production, though we have been getting a couple duck eggs a week from the newly adopted Campbells. We've found them variously on the lawn, near the pond and under the hydrangea--there might be other we haven't found. We have a lot of hiding places out back, and they've been free ranging.
The ducklings both seem to be growing male plumage: oh well. At least we have two females, and if the males get too aggressive next spring, we may eat one--or both.
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| Handsome fellas, July 2019 |
Cookie, our Pekin bantam, has finally stopped laying and
gone broody. Her friend Rainbow, an ex factory farm hen
has once more decided to join her. I've managed to get some eggs from the same work colleague who gave me the Leghorn eggs last summer. This time we'll separate the two broody hens from the rest of the flock; we didn't last year, and only three of six eggs hatched. I don't know if Rainbow can really hatch eggs, but there are enough for them both, so we'll try her; she and Cookie are sitting together in the same nest box anyway.
All chickens are back together in the garden now--none at the allotment. We want to put up a bigger house and run for them there, but it's not an urgent project.
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