"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who Love God and are called according to his purpose for them." Romans 8:28

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

the case of the missing eggs

I seem to be gaining some momentum in the egg sales.  I've gotten some good reviews lately and a few people have liked them so well that they increased how many they want each week.  Unfortunately,  at the same time that people seemed to be getting excited about the eggs and wanting more, I started not having as many as I should each day.  A few months ago I was getting about two dozen a day, now I'm getting about ten a day.  I'm sure the pigs are responsible.  I interrogated them for awhile, but they didn't say a word.  Just blank stares insisting their innocence.  I don't know what to believe.  Ha! Anyway, allowing the pigs access to the coop was a good thing while they were still fairly small because they didn't bother the chickens or the eggs but they did aerate the bedding in the coop which composted nicely, but now they are too big and too mischievous to be trusted in there.  So I'm going to have to lock them out of the coop and lock the chickens in it.  I've got some repairs to do because I did notice the other day that the pigs busted a couple of boards loose from the back wall of the coop.  Anyway in the next day or two I should be able to have that done.  I'm also going to move our Plymouth Rock hens in the coop as well from the field pen because they should be laying anytime now too.  With the addition of the Barred Plymouth Rock girls laying we should be getting somewhere around forty or fifty eggs a day maybe more.  I'm excited about that and it is just what we need to strike while the iron is hot so to speak.  Soon, we'll be installing a hoop house here which will be the winter home for the hens.  We'll add some nest boxes hanging from the center and they will be much warmer in there which will allow them to lay better through the winter on less food than it would take if they were freezing cold.  I can't wait to see how the hoophouse turns out. 

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