{"id":56,"date":"2019-08-22T08:55:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T11:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2019-10-26T16:40:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T19:40:26","slug":"new-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/hazelgrove\/blog\/new-additions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Additions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple of weeks ago we decided to make some additions to our chicken family. Our Cochin hens have been slacking off in the area of egg production this summer. As a group, they decided that they would just laze around in their nesting boxes, eat, drink and be BROODY. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, Cochins are known to be broody but this was a tad excessive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we decided to add a new breed of chickens to our flock. I had four musts when I was looking for a breed, 1. must be a Heritage Breed, 2. must Not be Broody, 3. must be a reasonably good egg producer and 4. must be a really attractive lawn ornament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/hazelgrove\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polish1-857x1024.jpg\" alt=\"polish chicks\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/hazelgrove\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polish1-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/hazelgrove\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polish1-400x478.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/hazelgrove\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polish1-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/hazelgrove\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polish1-768x918.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hazel-grove.ca\/hazelgrove\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polish1.jpg 1004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>New Polish Chicks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The breed we chose was Polish. 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