Comments on: Chickens at work http://tinyfarmblog.com/chickens-at-work/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Tue, 22 May 2012 17:14:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/chickens-at-work/#comment-40771 Mike (tfb) Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:20:24 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1967#comment-40771 The last three days have been 22-23-25 eggs from the 25 girls, so they haven't slowed down. I may reduce the light in the next few weeks and see what happens. I'm still not sure what I want to do with chickens as a tiny farming thing. Meat birds, if so, White Rocks? Eggs, if so, continuous production?There are some interesting comments on P~'s blog: <a href="http://apaetoday.blogspot.com/2008/12/eggs-natural-way.html" rel="nofollow">EGGS - The Natural Way</a>. The last three days have been 22-23-25 eggs from the 25 girls, so they haven’t slowed down. I may reduce the light in the next few weeks and see what happens. I’m still not sure what I want to do with chickens as a tiny farming thing. Meat birds, if so, White Rocks? Eggs, if so, continuous production?

There are some interesting comments on P~’s blog: EGGS – The Natural Way.

]]> By: candacehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/chickens-at-work/#comment-40717 candace Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:17:55 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1967#comment-40717 I have the same kind of  hens, they lay all winter with no artificial light- no drop in production at all! I have the same kind of  hens, they lay all winter with no artificial light- no drop in production at all!

]]> By: P~http://tinyfarmblog.com/chickens-at-work/#comment-40573 P~ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:30:56 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1967#comment-40573 Hi! you inspired me to look into this a bit further for my chickens. We've not added any artificial lighting, and are down around a 9 1/2 hour day. We still get eggs, just not a lot of them. We don't produce for sale though, just our home use. Good post, and best of luck! I posted on this over at my place as well <a href="http://apaetoday.blogspot.com/2008/12/eggs-natural-way.html" rel="nofollow">http://apaetoday.blogspot.com/2008/12/eggs-natural-way.html</a> I'd love your input on it. P~ Hi! you inspired me to look into this a bit further for my chickens. We’ve not added any artificial lighting, and are down around a 9 1/2 hour day. We still get eggs, just not a lot of them. We don’t produce for sale though, just our home use.
Good post, and best of luck! I posted on this over at my place as well
http://apaetoday.blogspot.com/2008/12/eggs-natural-way.html
I’d love your input on it.
P~

]]> By: Danhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/chickens-at-work/#comment-40572 Dan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:12:48 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1967#comment-40572 mmm, hollandaise sauce followed by chicken pot pie. mmm, hollandaise sauce followed by chicken pot pie.

]]> By: Rickhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/chickens-at-work/#comment-40562 Rick Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:37:53 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1967#comment-40562 Last year was my first winter with chickens and I found that they kept laying all winter. I wrote it off to my going in and turning on the light before and after work while I checked on them. So I am not sure how rigiddly they react to light their first year.  My 2 cents anyway. Last year was my first winter with chickens and I found that they kept laying all winter. I wrote it off to my going in and turning on the light before and after work while I checked on them. So I am not sure how rigiddly they react to light their first year.  My 2 cents anyway.

]]> By: Anniehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/chickens-at-work/#comment-40551 Annie Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:27:53 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1967#comment-40551 Thats' great production...20 - 23 a day for 25 girls! We have 18 girls right now and get maybe 12 eggs. We have a light on so that they get 14 hours a day, maybe we need to bump that up somewhat. We have our light come on early in the morning....so that when it goes off, daylight has started. We thought that may be better than to do it in the evening...and have the light suddenly go off and the girls find themselves in total darkness instantly....Annie<a href="http://countrylivinginacariboovalley.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://countrylivinginacariboovalley.blogspot.com/</a> Thats’ great production…20 – 23 a day for 25 girls! We have 18 girls right now and get maybe 12 eggs. We have a light on so that they get 14 hours a day, maybe we need to bump that up somewhat. We have our light come on early in the morning….so that when it goes off, daylight has started. We thought that may be better than to do it in the evening…and have the light suddenly go off and the girls find themselves in total darkness instantly….

Annie

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