our hens loooove to snack! now that the earthworms have nestled down deep in the ground and the insects have disappeared, we try to find tasty and entertaining things for the hens to peck and scratch. i keep a flock block in the hen house for happy pecking in the morning while they are waiting in line to lay their eggs. a big scoop of cracked corn has them running after me when i let them out around noon. i had a few pie pumpkins left over from halloween that had partially frozen in the garage. one morning i sliced a pumpkin up and microwaved it for a minute or so to thaw. there was quite a feeding frenzy as the hens pecked and grabbed the tasty warm fruit. a few days later i put more out without microwaving it first. i stood back and waited for the happy hen show to begin. i waited and waited. it seems that the hens prefer their pumpkin slightly cooked thank you very much. lesson learned!
we are still getting 8 to 10 eggs a day from our 10 hens. the debate continues on whether we will get more hens in the spring and if so how many and how/where we will keep them separated from the older hens. i love me a good debate but really what's to be decided? we need at least 12 more layers!!!
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