Chicken update

Here's an update on the mother hen . . .
all her eggs, at least 20 of them were just yolks. Bummer. But that's okay. We've moved her back to the coop. She was picked on a little bit but I think all is well now. I don't think I could handle another "pecking/picking" episode. As Seth says "I didn't know there was so much drama with chickens!" Me neither.

In other news. . . .there have been no eggs. Since September 9, my chickens quit laying eggs. All of them. All 11 of them. Hmm. Why could this be? I consulted Google and found several theories. Not really sure which one, if any, applies to my scenario. One theory had to do with being scared or stressed (either by predators or children). Maybe this applies. Another theory had to do with their feed, but I didn't think that really applied. Yet another theory had to do with the weather (too hot). Hmm, not in September. So, who knows. I did put up my chicken fence to keep them contained for a while, although a few of the smart ones do know how to get out, or maybe they're just the strong ones who can fly out.

Come Saturday, the 17th I had one egg. And on Sunday the 18th, I had 2 eggs. And now, today the 19th, I had 4 eggs!
At any rate, now that they've started laying eggs again (at least 4 of them have) . . . they will be saved from the Amish man in Kalona ;p