Tag Archives: pullets

The Awesome Australorp.

Posted on April 30, 2016 by polloplayer

The dead of winter, even in California, is not exactly baby chick season. It is a time for hens and their keepers to hunker down and dream hopefully of the coming time of daffodils. But I needed chicks and I … Continue reading →

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Another day, Another egg!

Posted on November 21, 2009 by polloplayer

Hope just laid egg #4!  We saw her lurking on the coop counter while the other girls were outside, so we waited around until she exited. Sure enough, another beautiful egg! It was still warm when I picked it up. Amazing!

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Eggo-centric

Posted on November 20, 2009 by polloplayer

Pollo Amiga stopped by yesterday to see the new egg, which I had, unfortunately, given away. She visited for a bit, and when she left I went into the coop to clean up – there was another egg! right next … Continue reading →

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Would you like that scrambled or fried?

Posted on November 19, 2009 by polloplayer

WE GOT OUR FIRST EGG!!!!!! Woot! Woot! Yippee! Dancing! Turning cartwheels! Well, hardly, but I would if I could. I came home after dark yesterday, which means anytime after 4:30 these days. The CE had already closed up the coop, … Continue reading →

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One Squat Closer?

Posted on November 15, 2009 by polloplayer

I opened the coop door yesterday morning to discover that Hope was up on the nesting box counter all alone, tearing up everything in sight and complaining loudly. She seemed – well – hormonal, to say the least. I closed … Continue reading →

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Lay, Lady, Lay

Posted on November 3, 2009 by polloplayer

Looks like I need to kick back from the daily egg hunt. Even though there are claims of chickens laying their first egg as early as 14 weeks of age on http://www.backyardchickens.com, others say that 28 weeks is a much … Continue reading →

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Home Is Where The Hens Are

Posted on October 19, 2009 by polloplayer

In Las Vegas, the day begins with a piping hot pot of capuccino delivered to the room and a review of the days’ “tasks”: where to have lunch? Where to have dinner? Which corner of the pool has the best … Continue reading →

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We are not vegetarians.

Posted on September 21, 2009 by polloplayer

Yesterday the CE stopped off at Ralph’s and brought home a carton of eggs that were not only labeled “cage free” but also “vegetarian fed”. The phrase was printed in bold red letters like some sort of declaration. Like a … Continue reading →

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Chickens, chickens, everywhere

Posted on September 19, 2009 by polloplayer

Another front page chicken story today. This time in the Santa Barbara News-Press. An upscale purveyor of furniture in downtown Santa Barbara (a bit of Googling led to the info that actress Mary Steenburgen is a partner in this business … Continue reading →

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Hither and thither.

Posted on September 11, 2009 by polloplayer

Home from NYC, briefly. Leaving again tomorrow for LA, where daughter, Angela, is participating in her first triathlon. Have had nary a moment with the chickens, although when the CE and I greeted them yesterday morning after being away for … Continue reading →

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