production is increasing. 1 brown, 1 green as of noon. I guess my pep talk had some effect :-)

I talked with the hens for a couple of 2 minute talks telling them that there was a need for stewing hens and that they would be volunteering soon if they didn't start egg production back up. There will still be some slaughtering happening this winter - I expect to be down to 6 hens by the end of March, at which point I'll be purchasing some chicks that will be both layers for the coming 2-3 years and pullets - see inaugural post of 2008 for details.

If I collect any more eggs today I'll note it here.