Day 42 - Shake and bake

Our sweet chooks have not been laying for a while now. After doing some research I discovered that once the days get shorter that hens often slow down or even stop during the winter. Apparently they need at least 12 hours of daylight in order to lay. However, we now think we are receiving the benefit of the recent earth tremor with earthquake eggs. It must have given them a big fright!!

The Bandycoot (my boyfriend) took the pups out for a late night walk around the yard and was shocked to see what looked like a large owl swoop down near Indie. He quickly bundled them back inside but he warned me to always be on the lookout when out in the paddock with the pups, as Indie may get carried off! I suggested we always have them in their onesies when they go out, as the colours are so bright that the birds won’t know what to make of it.