How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[ochochicas]

Yesterday I only got 7. This morning there is a line up at the nest boxes waiting for room at the inn!

 

[BarredRockChic]

Still only getting 1/3, my girls are now almost 23 weeks old. Can't wait for the other 2 to start producing!

 

[AnnieSantiago]

Again, only got one egg.
My BR girls are 6 months and 3 days old today.
One has been laying for a week.
The other hasn't started.

 

[karenerwin]

10 out of 12. Started insulating the 2nd coop because we all know that winter is just around the corner.

 

[maranfarmer563]

Bec2014 28* where do you live at

 

[WVDoug]

12/14 (I think. Don't know if my formerly broody BO is laying yet, so maybe 12/13?)

 

[tntchix]

2/2 and 3 pullets in nesting boxes but no eggs yet. We are so close.

 

[Renee572]

First time getting 4/4! So exciting!

and my last one to start laying is laying the biggest eggs, hers was 46g today and it's only her 3rd egg whereas my first to lay is only at 41g and she's been laying for almost 2 months!

 

[darajosami]

For the last few weeks I have been only getting one most days and on the occasion 2 eggs out of 9 hens that are laying. Must say I am not happy and hoping they pick up soon. I am from Australia and this month is the start of Spring and even on the nice days aren't making any difference

 

[Blooie]

I've got my first broody....and a funny story to go with it.

I knew Agatha was thinking about brooding - first thing the morning the goofy girl gets on the same nest the minute Cora and then Edith have laid their eggs in it, and she sits. And sits. And sits. I have to prod her off the nest and it's like taking my life in my hands, but she gets off. I grab those eggs, leave the wooden one, and the minute I'm done she's back on, even though she doesn't lay hers until later in the day.

Well, we left town for the weekend and 8 year old Katie was in charge of chicken care while we were gone. Agatha is "her" chicken - she loves that EE and has adopted her. She panicked because Agatha was on the nest every time Katie and her mom were here to let the dog out and check the chickens. She thought Agatha died in there. She tearfully told her mom, "Well, chickens can die if they can't lay their eggs, Mom." That got Jenny to worrying. They didn't want to touch Agatha. If they had, they'd have had the feather fluffing and growling and known that the queen lived. So finally Jenny called me and I explained what was going on.

So the conversation as Jenny relayed it went like this:
Jen: "Gramma says Agatha is fine. She's not coming off the nest because she wants to hatch some eggs. There might even be some eggs from yesterday under her right now."
There's a long pause with an incredulous 8 year old staring at her mom, and then, "Oh, great, Agatha's gone broody and Gramma doesn't have a rooster for the eggs to even be fertile!" Katie marched right over, went into the coop, and used a bit of bamboo to gently roust Agatha off the nest. Sure enough, there were two Marans' eggs and the wooden one under her.
Katie: "Well, that's that. Now if she wants to sit on that egg all she's gonna get is splinters in her hiney!"

Kids pay more attention to conversations than we think we do!