tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962471421298258589.post6878438211818825154..comments2024-01-22T07:54:54.213-06:00Comments on Glory Farm : Tuesday, February 26odiiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110172156488999203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962471421298258589.post-58426432652816254982008-02-26T08:33:08.000-06:002008-02-26T08:33:08.000-06:00Hi Glory Farm!I'm a MN gal too - just south of...Hi Glory Farm!<br><br><br>I'm a MN gal too - just south of the Twin Cities...but LOVE venturing northward on vacations! New to a homesteading lifestyle and new to motherhood, but learning much from blogs like yours! I'm adding you to my friend list so I can keep up on what's happening up north! :)<br><br><br>Hollyhdresselnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962471421298258589.post-3824547561849666482008-02-27T02:40:03.000-06:002008-02-27T02:40:03.000-06:00Hi Rhonda,How old are your oldest hens.. it could ...Hi Rhonda,<br><br>How old are your oldest hens.. it could be they have hit their first moult... a chicken needs 12-14 hours of light to lay eggs... most chickens once they get past their first year will moult and take a break most of the winter... to avoid being eggless during the winter get a few pullets every year, that will mature before the days starting getting shorter.. which means you want to pick them up before april I think it is.... they will start laying about august it takes about 5 months for them to mature..and then they will lay thru that winter... but the start of the next winter they will moult and start up again in spring.. The new chickens may have been thrown into a moult by moving them.. they will start up soon though I would imagine, but at ten months they will probably take a break next winter to:< the only way to combat this is have a light in their pen during the winter..then you will get eggs year round... and speaking of light and sunshine and the endless energy:> get a full spectrum light bulb and put over your computer or somwhere you are for a couple hours a day.. will help with the winter blues:> I do this for DD and it has helped all of us this winter... have a great day...Trinanoreply@blogger.com