Eggs again, thankfully

The past couple of days have signaled that the egg drought is over! Two dozen in two days from our small flock are wonderful results given that it's mid winter and the light is thin these days. I learnt some things along the way so expect to have some outstanding hatch rates this spring. I love the feed they are on just now. It's of my own formulation which means that it's pretty darn clean food.

In culling the birds in the fall I inadvertently shuffled out a few layers. That, in combination with the upset in changing the dynamics of the flock at a time of year when some birds shut down egg laying naturally, lead to catastrophe in the egg production department.

We had been forced to buy a few dozen eggs this winter and that only served inspire me to redouble my efforts and get these birds of mine back on line. Hopefully next year we won't be repeating the interruption in service from the girls.