On this Halloween weekend we got egged. Not in the traditional sense, thank goodness. We received our first real live egg from one of our chickens. It’s silly how excited a little egg can make me. I discovered it after I let the chickens outside during the afternoon, and noticed one chicken was missing. As I was looking for her, I looked inside the coop, and saw an egg on the floor. It was still warm, and cracked, although not leaking. I then noticed the chicken nestled on top of the nesting boxes with her tail pushed up against the wall. She evidently laid the egg, and as there is a small gap between the boxes and the wall, it dropped down to the floor. Obviously a coop malfunction which we’ll need to remedy. We recently purchased the oyster shells which we scattered (they provide the calcium to make the shells hard) and the flax seed, which we mix into their feed to ensure good Omega-3 eggs.
And now for an update on Michael Jackson (our rooster). He is a fairly regular crooner now – note the pictures. I think his increased vocalizations may be coinciding with the chickens coming into the egg laying stage. While I do love to hear him crow during regular daylight hours, I listen with dismay when I’ve heard him at 3AM, 4AM, 5AM and 6AM. So I am now on the path to find him a home. I must admit I thought I’d have an easier time of it, but so far I have received three nos from sources that I thought were a fairly sure thing. So I will keep trying. Neighbors, rest assured, the singing rooster will be gone soon.
As I’m driving to Maine next weekend to visit my parents, my husband suggested I take him with me to give to the chicken farmer down the road from their house. If I had to travel 8 hours with a rooster crooning in my backseat I think I would probably drive off I-95. So I will keep trying, and hopefully MJ will be settled in a new home soon enough.
As I put the boys to bed last night they told me their new routine was to wake up, get dressed, run out to the coop and collect eggs, then have breakfast. Sam has put his claim on the first egg – his breakfast for Monday morning.
11-10-2009 10:35:06
Mam,
I am not a local person. I live in North Carolina and just recently saw a black and white lakenvelder at our state fair. My mother fell in love with it and i have been looking for one ever sence. I don’t know if you are intrested in selling he to me sence i live so far away but i would still ike to see some pictures of him anyway, please let me know.
Sincerly,
Lauren Bates
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
P.S. I have a friend in New York that would be bringing it here to North Carolina
11-10-2009 11:01:15
you can get in touch with me at Batel@student.surry.edu
11-10-2009 11:01:48
Sorry its Batesl@student.surry,edu
11-16-2009 20:57:59
The Chickens are mine. I have 13 only a month old. I know that i would have to keep them seperated until my chickens were of age but I could do that. He lives in Staton Island but if he can’t bring it I was wondering if we could ship him and how much it would cost. I really would like to add him to my flock. I hope to have some little babies in the future and the lakenvelder rooster is the most beautiful in my point of view. I can truely say that he would have a good home here in NC.
btw, your email isn’t working for me. says that it is blocked. thanks