Saturday, March 03, 2018

March 3

Lost 4 hens and a rooster to predation by raccoon. Raccoon trapped and dead.

 Flock is currently:
 
3 Americauna. 2 roosting in tree, hiding eggs, other laying in coop.
2 rhode island red, laying
1 black giants, laying
1 black giant rooster.
1 Polish crested rooster

Order chick post Memorial Day.
3 white leghorn
3 buff orpington
2 whiting true blue
7 cornish X

summer 2018 laying hens (assume no more losses)
3 G layers
3 B layers

Autumn 11 layers begin production ~ Thanksgiving
+3 W
+3 B
+2 Bl

2019
3 G 1.5 year
2 Bl
6 B 3 1.5 year
3 W
 
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