The six weeks between March 1st and April 15 have been some of the busiest for Chris and I, and virtually none of what kept us occupied was farm related. Thus this very belated post:
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| A Barred Rock, considered "dual purpose" because they are good egg layers and large enough to be used for meat. |
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| A Leghorn hen. These white egg layers are the breed used in large-scale egg factories. In their prime they lay an egg a day. |
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| A young Red Star - the brow egg layer equivalent to the leghorn. |
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| A curious Sussex |
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| The molting Barred Rock. Hens go into their first molt between 12 and 20 months. Over the course of 2 weeks they will replace the majority of their feathers and egg production will almost completely stop. |
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| Two Buff Bramas snoozing in the sun |
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