This article will track the laying of my 2 Cubalaya girls from Ideal Poultry. I was asked to keep someone updated on it and it seems silly to post in the forum every time they lay.
Peep (Blue Red Cubalaya) and Fae (Red Pyle Cubalaya) were hatched on 6/12/2012 and arrived with 10 other chicks on the 14th. They were pale yellow and a bit smaller than the others. They are now are a LOT smaller than the others. Other breeds, 2 each: Ancona, Black Australorp, Easter Egger, Partridge Chantecler, Salmon Faverolle
I noticed Peep begin squatting around Nov 17 at 22 1/2 weeks. She laid her first pale rose egg on Nov 23 at 23 1/2 weeks.
Fae startled me by squatting on Nov 23rd. She was probably ready earlier based on how fast she went down, I just didn't happen to accidentally put my hand over her earlier. She laid her first pale rose egg today, Nov 26th one day shy of 24 weeks.
I have determined the first problem with the original format: I will have no idea which girl laid an egg if there is only one and I'm not there when it happens. Of course, not being there will almost always be the case. Since they started 3 days apart, I guess it will still be useful information if I just put the date and the number of eggs. If there is only one AND I know which one laid it, I will add that information.
Fae on the left.
Peep and Fae showing me how well a 4' fence keeps a chicken exactly where IT wants to be.
Peep:
and her first egg
Fae:
First egg date:
Peep: 11/23/2012
Fae: 11/26/2012
2012
November
23 - one - Peep's first
24 - one - Peep
25 - one - Peep
26 - two - Fae's first
27 - one - Fae
28 - two
29 - None
30 - one
November total: 9
Peep: 5
Fae: 3
Not sure: 1
December
1 - one
2 - one
3 - None
4 - None
5 - one
6 - one
7 - one
8 - one
9 - one - Peep
10 - one
11 - one
12 - one
13 - None
14 - one
15 - one
16 - none
17 - one
18 - two
19 - two
20 - none
21 - one
22 - two
23 - one Peep
24 - one
25 - one
26 - one - Fae
December total:
Peep:
Fae:
Not sure:
Bruce
Peep (Blue Red Cubalaya) and Fae (Red Pyle Cubalaya) were hatched on 6/12/2012 and arrived with 10 other chicks on the 14th. They were pale yellow and a bit smaller than the others. They are now are a LOT smaller than the others. Other breeds, 2 each: Ancona, Black Australorp, Easter Egger, Partridge Chantecler, Salmon Faverolle
I noticed Peep begin squatting around Nov 17 at 22 1/2 weeks. She laid her first pale rose egg on Nov 23 at 23 1/2 weeks.
Fae startled me by squatting on Nov 23rd. She was probably ready earlier based on how fast she went down, I just didn't happen to accidentally put my hand over her earlier. She laid her first pale rose egg today, Nov 26th one day shy of 24 weeks.
I have determined the first problem with the original format: I will have no idea which girl laid an egg if there is only one and I'm not there when it happens. Of course, not being there will almost always be the case. Since they started 3 days apart, I guess it will still be useful information if I just put the date and the number of eggs. If there is only one AND I know which one laid it, I will add that information.
Fae on the left.
Peep and Fae showing me how well a 4' fence keeps a chicken exactly where IT wants to be.
Peep:
and her first egg
Fae:
First egg date:
Peep: 11/23/2012
Fae: 11/26/2012
2012
November
23 - one - Peep's first
24 - one - Peep
25 - one - Peep
26 - two - Fae's first
27 - one - Fae
28 - two
29 - None
30 - one
November total: 9
Peep: 5
Fae: 3
Not sure: 1
December
1 - one
2 - one
3 - None
4 - None
5 - one
6 - one
7 - one
8 - one
9 - one - Peep
10 - one
11 - one
12 - one
13 - None
14 - one
15 - one
16 - none
17 - one
18 - two
19 - two
20 - none
21 - one
22 - two
23 - one Peep
24 - one
25 - one
26 - one - Fae
December total:
Peep:
Fae:
Not sure:
Bruce