Cabin Fever

The coldness has past here in Wenatchee. Snow is melting and the birds are building nests in the garage door runner. Time to start thinking about all the spring projects. Making a 36' X 5' raised bed for gardening. Will be planting in May. The cover crop on main garden has not yet bloomed and I'm afraid it will not due to all the straw and chicken manure. Chickens have been laying 6 eggs each day during the cold, hopefully with the weather warming they will start laying 9 one each. In April the chickens will lose all there feathers and stop laying for about 6 week. This should be very interesting featherless hens?