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Aunt Angus
Crossing the Road
I can't remember all that's in it off the top of my head, but I'm fairly confident rye was in there. It may be inspired by 3 sisters. I just know my birds love it, it grows crazy fast, and I can buy it in whatever quantity I choose at the nursery up the hill.Golden Comets and other "production" RSL are pretty famed for reproductive problems. If you got 5.5 years, I'd say that's par for the breed, with a few much earlier, and a few much later. I'd tend to put that event aside.
and your mix sounds excellent - inspired by three sisters method plantings? I'm not thrilled by rye, but there are worse choices, and it does well in places other grains do not.
I know RSLs are prone to problems. I wouldn't be concerned other than the deaths happened in quick succession after years of no problems. The loss of the Welsummer kills me, though. She had been laying great one week, then all bad the next. It was quick, which I suppose is better than having her suffer for weeks.
I find myself looking at my flock and wondering who is next. Marmalade is laying internally, so she's next. Poppy is probably not far behind as she's getting older and has slowed down considerably. Then maybe Julep... It's fricking depressing.