We obviously still have them. They are revelling in the change of weather. You can see in the picture above that they LOVE being out in their yard, pecking at dirt and any bugs daring enough to poke their snouts out.
During February and March, their egg production was down. They were probably tired of the weather and of not having quite as much light as they wanted (though we do have an artificial light in their coop that goes on every morning while it is still night.)
The last couple of weeks have seen a substantial increase in egg production. We were getting 7 or 8 a day, and now get a dozen or more. Hooray!
I'm thinking about raising more chicks this summer. One option would be to raise 15 chickens for meat, and another 6 or 7 laying hens. The latter could be introduced into the main flock in the fall. By that time, they'd be close to laying and hopefully WOULD lay in the winter to increase our egg production during the cold, dark months.
We'll see. It's something to think about.
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