Welcome back! We haven't had a lot of things going on around here so here is a quick update on how things are coming along here at the ranch!
Our happy, free roaming chickens! In this picture they are spread out farther than normal! Really getting some bugs!
Halle in her finished barn! Now, you may be wondering why we called it finished when there is a open space in the back corner....
Well, that is for a future addition that would be used for Halle's summer calf.
It would sort of look like the above picture. Of course that "box" would have siding, but for your sake, we left it like that. We're not closing it right now because she doesn't have a baby.
A closer look at the back of the lean-to.
This is the inside of the lean-to. One side of it, anyway. ;) You can see that up on the upper right of the ceiling of the barn we added a light- this should make it easier to milk now at night! The other side doesn't have shelves or anything its just plain siding and boards.
Happily munching on her hay.
Now to the chickens......
An Americana chicken. They come in all different colors but there are a few similarities they share that set them apart from the other breeds. 1st- They have fluff on their cheeks. 2nd- They have blue-gray feet. 3rd- They lay blue-green eggs.
A curious Americana.
The hens in their home. We have been spreading lots of hay on the coop ground to make our eggs and their feet cleaner.
Five eggs in a unoccupied old dog igloo that we put in the chicken house and there was straw in it so the lay eggs in it every day!
Enjoying dust-baths.
The Lord is really answering our prayers right now! We're so blessed!
Till next time, and God bless!
Caleb and Seth Wassenberg
Co-owners of SRR Egg Factory
Co-owners of SRR Egg Factory
That's great that you got all that done! I almost came to the last pick-up but wasn't able to make it, maybe next time :) I really miss Americana eggs (mine pretty much stopped, one every once and a while but besides that nothing). Depending on where you got them they might stop laying in the winter for about 3 months, but how many they lay in the summer completely makes up for it.
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