April 29, 2012

had an amazing day at church today...Pastor Bob ended his series on the Power of a Dream....todays message was SAY IT....SEE IT....SEIZE IT......here is the link if you want to take a listen http://www.h-hcc.org/

working with the chickens today....trying to get the timers all set so they get the right amount of light.


the Rhode Island Reds (laying hens) need 14 hours of light a day for consistent egg production.....so we set the timer in the coop to come on at 4am.....and go off at 7am......I generally do chores (feed & water) before 8am......I return about 4pm to fill the feed again and check the water......then at sundown the chickens go to their roosts, get some sleep and it starts all over again the next morning.

here are the REDS a couple of weeks ago on their roosts
(these are old gates we found on the farm)

here they are today....

they will typically start to lay between 4 - 6 months...it has always been right at 5 months for us....

which will be the first of August...we will keep you updated.

Pleasant Dreams!!!