Pekin Frizzle Chicken Photo from wikipedia |
I was glad to see that the roof on my chicken run was still in one piece, actually I was grateful to see that I had a house left at all. I was half expecting to see the hens looking like frizzles this morning! Cute look, but not what a light Sussex should look like!
We have passed the shortest day of the year already, so my mind has turned to spring preparation already. Back in October I planned my vegetables for the allotment, but having given it some further thought, I will be re-designing and trying to concentrate on some key vegetables. I may even try celeriac.
At the same time, I'm thinking about chickens. Now there is a surprise!
I have been thinking about keeping some quail for a while now, the new year may result in the purchase of a rabbit hutch to move this on a little. Then of course there are the chickens.
My Wyandotte chicks are likely to be laying in March/April time. Great news, as the shortage of eggs at the moment is very frustrating. However they could be running with a cockerel and producing fertile eggs for hatching as well. :-)
My Wyandotte chicks at 8 weeks |
It needs a lot of clearing before I go down that route, and I also have to consider the impact of the cockerel on any houses in the area.
We will have to see how the next few months go, worst case I guess I could be buying fertile eggs and hatching them again! Maybe Frizzle's.
Thanks for reading and Merry Christmas!
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