~ 43 ~ Walk With Me Around The Homestead
It Was A Miserable Day To Go Walking...
And because the weather is going to be staying fairly warm...
Assassinated The Raspberry Infestation
total evil laughter...
The Forecast
The Gals Are Now Heading To Bed
Inside For Dinner
Check out the latest walks by fellow Steemians who got out there in the world, and took us with them!
See life through their eyes.
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Away from keyboard #12. Sunny day in the middle of November By @reinikaerrant
Farmshare Appreciation Gathering By @jerryt
See life through their eyes.
I think I see eggs.
Cool. I see plants cover. Is it because of the frigid weather ?
Keep on steemit and homesteading.
We are about to begin getting snowy weather yes. The plant covers are to keep the chickens from scratching the roots up though.
The weather is dreadful here today as well.
There is nothing better on a shitty day than a big plate of chilli!
I could eat that now and it's 08:00am here 😂
Yummy.
Oooh sorry to hear about the weather, I guess that's gonna be our conversations for the next 4 months....dreadful dreadful dreadful...and lots of hot food!!
Was nice out walking with you. I've about wrapped up the outside things and have begun my hibernation for the winter. One more trip to the outside for supplies and then simply time to move to the indoor activities while we wait...wait.....wait....for spring. Thank you @lyndsaybowes for the walk.
Waiting for the spring, yes I hear ya. I'm looking forward to a good ol hibernation, to take a break from all the fussing over the gardens.
Are you still getting many eggs? We're down to one or two a day now from our 12 hens.
I learnt an interesting fact recently - it takes 14 hours of cumulative daylight for a hen to produce an egg. I guess that means when day length is down to 7 hours it will take two days for an egg to form.
I wonder if this is true or internet myth...
We have a light on in the winter to give them 15 - 16 hours of light. Around here, the winter sun is only up for 7 3/4 hours which is not even close to being enough. Without the extra light, they will stop laying eggs and wait for spring! Chickens are photosensitive. The industrial system takes advantage of this and puts the chickens through two days (light and dark) within a 24 hour period. They do this so that they can raise a broiler from chick to dinner plate in 31 days. Absolutely gross and disgusting.
Thank you for this extra information. I may well try a light. That would certainly be better than buying eggs again.
Some people do keep a light on in the coop all the time to keep egg production going through the winter. We don't do that, we let nature take its course. We are still getting a lot of eggs, and I hear that's because most of our layers are pullets (just started laying).
I have wondered about having them inside with lights. But I have read that it interferes with hormones so not so sure about that.
Ours are all coming up to retirement I think soon - 4, 5, 6 years old. Hoping to breed some chicks next year to replenish the flock.
Oooh wow, older gals for sure, yes that must be why we are still getting so many eggs. I have heard from other farmers too that chickens only have a certain amount of eggs in them to lay in their lives, so if you do pump them all out in the first few years (using artificial lights), they will die young, or just not lay at all after year 3.
I have old hens that lay the odd egg even after 6 years old. But I think you are right, they have a finite amount of eggs, just like human bodies do. They reach menopause too!
Awww, bless your old menopausing Hennies! xoxoox
hahahahaha
Fantastic post Lyndsay!
I never really thought about it before but free range chickens would love to eat small tender shoots. Great idea to cover your strawberry plants from the hens. ;)
Thanks so much for stopping by Rebecca! I see you all had your first snowfall <3 <3 <3 Stay warm M'Lady!!
thank you for sharing your walk I think Im going to try doing one hope you will look at mine when i do,
I sure will, I check the tag quite frequently, and I'd love to see your walk!
Lol @ shorts and a hoodie.. we dress like that in Colorado too... although it looks like it gets much colder there.. no thanks..
@Hendrix22 that chili looks bomb..
No judgement about the sour cream... but where's the wood?
Hhahaaa!! Busted for no wood!!! Oooh the failure is washing over me....
You'll just have to do double next time..
I like those mini green houses. I never seen them sold at our hardware stores.
They are really handy, I've had them for years now. My husband saw them in the dollar store!
Looks like a pretty good day to me, I can't wait to start our new place so we can have chickens again, Thank you Lyndsay for the shout out.
You're very welcome, I hope you post some more of your adventures soon!
Thanks for sharing your day, some great tips with plants and chickens.
What cool weather, the chill must be hot the boys are all in tshirts.
It's funny as it's so hot over here right now and seeing your dinner table pic then going back up and seeing them all rugged up out side do you guys get four seasons in one day like we do in New Zealand?
We always keep the inside of the home nice and toasty warm :) 4 seasons in one day, sure, some of the year, but I assure you in these months they are very cold 4 seasons a day lol, there's rain, snow, sleet and some sun :)