19 and a half weeks old and still no eggs :( egg countdown anyone?? - Page 80

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Originally Posted by cheeka 

chicken math made easy:

 

 <~~ see the little hearts...?  so, one chicken gives you 3 little hearts, so 3 chickens...

 = your 3 chickens (original idea for a flock), but now you = 9...

 = 27 chickens... so you have to tell your hubby that you are still 4 short... for your order for next spring...

Yep! That's how it works! Until you start with the ducks and turkeys, then you need to start doing algebra. Story problems. Like: "If you buy 5 day-old rooster chicks representing three different breeds in June, how many 20 lb turkeys will you have in September?"

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Originally Posted by LeslieDJoyce 

 

Yep! That's how it works! Until you start with the ducks and turkeys, then you need to start doing algebra. Story problems. Like: "If you buy 5 day-old rooster chicks representing three different breeds in June, how many 20 lb turkeys will you have in September?"

so true

Found my first egg 4 days ago, now I have a total of 3 eggs from Rascal, which are getting larger with each lay.  She has only missed one day so far. I don't believe the other 2 are ready to lay yet.  Can't wait to find more than one egg a day.

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Originally Posted by fuquay nc girl 

Found my first egg 4 days ago, now I have a total of 3 eggs from Rascal, which are getting larger with each lay.  She has only missed one day so far. I don't believe the other 2 are ready to lay yet.  Can't wait to find more than one egg a day.

It's so fun!! I wanted to tell you I just read all through your coop design and I absolutely love it!! We have the same exact unused playhouse (well OK, they use it sometimes but I really want to repurpose it!) and I think eventually I will use your ideas for another backyard coop. Great job!

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Originally Posted by LeslieDJoyce 

 

Yep! That's how it works! Until you start with the ducks and turkeys, then you need to start doing algebra. Story problems. Like: "If you buy 5 day-old rooster chicks representing three different breeds in June, how many 20 lb turkeys will you have in September?"

I simply cannot stop laughing.

really, my cheeks hurt.

can't wait to advance to chicken calculus!  

Calculus is the study of change, with the basic focus being on

• Rate of change
• Accumulation

I think I'm gonna do great at the Accumulation part...

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Originally Posted by FirewifeJess 

It's so fun!! I wanted to tell you I just read all through your coop design and I absolutely love it!! We have the same exact unused playhouse (well OK, they use it sometimes but I really want to repurpose it!) and I think eventually I will use your ideas for another backyard coop. Great job!

Thank you.  It was quite a challenge, but well worth it.  It took us longer than we thought to get it ready for the girls and we still have a couple of issues to take care of.  Let us know if we can answer any questions about our process.

I have had my little ones since 3-25 and they laid their first eggs (2 of the hens)on 8-12-2012

Finally I have some of my own eggs, it has been years since I have had chickens and am so happy to have them again.

I  have  just 5 banty's and the eggs are small, but hey, they eat small, saves on the feed bill, and they are turned out daily to roam my gardens to

take care of the grass hoppers and any other bugs that get in their way.

I get brown and white eggs. Average 3 a day now as 2 are not laying just yet.

People think I'm crazy for continually getting more chickens, you just can't help yourself. They are soo silly. My chickens range from about 16ish weeks to 20 weeks. Unfortunately the 20 week old chickens turned out to be roosters. Then I have 2 that are about 18ish weeks (a sicilian buttercup and silver campine) and the others I'm guessing to be about 16ish-17ish weeks, not very sure. (prod. red, BSL & EE) You think I would get tired of looking in their coop to see if there is any eggs. I'm starting to think one of my roosters is making fun of me because he will sit in the chicken coop for a bit and then I run out there to see if there are any eggs shortly afterwards. (Yes I know roosters don't lay eggs, I'm hoping its a shim rooster lol)

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Originally Posted by milo1108 

People think I'm crazy for continually getting more chickens, you just can't help yourself. They are soo silly. My chickens range from about 16ish weeks to 20 weeks. Unfortunately the 20 week old chickens turned out to be roosters. Then I have 2 that are about 18ish weeks (a sicilian buttercup and silver campine) and the others I'm guessing to be about 16ish-17ish weeks, not very sure. (prod. red, BSL & EE) You think I would get tired of looking in their coop to see if there is any eggs. I'm starting to think one of my roosters is making fun of me because he will sit in the chicken coop for a bit and then I run out there to see if there are any eggs shortly afterwards. (Yes I know roosters don't lay eggs, I'm hoping its a shim rooster lol)

jajajajajajajjaa thats funny i have one that does the same thing