Recent content by ShaylaMyst

Quote: Oh, I'm not breeding them! I have enough to deal with... No, they are only for eggs. So far yesterday and today Yvaine has only laid 1 egg per day so I'm hoping things are cleared up for the time being.

Quote: Most of these ideas make sense. The first one can't apply here since she's the only Ameraucana (the other 2 are RIRs) and all 3 eggs were blueish-green. I did look up the symptoms of egg-binding, and that seems plausible, but she didn't really show those signs, either... but I will be...

Quote: Well, I guess I've stepped into the Twilight Zone because there were 3 eggs in a spot that had 0 the night before. I already know that it takes 24-26 hours for an egg to develop, my question to this forum was - why did she lay 3 in one day? I would like to know if there is something...

Thank you for replying. I'd never heard of it either and was really hoping for some insight on why this is happening. Hopefully someone will be able to tell me something helpful.

My Ameraucana just laid 3 eggs and one is a double yolk! I went in to check on the girls this morning around 7:30 and she had laid 1 egg in a "nest" on the floor (I have several inches of straw in there). She was still fluffing up and moving straw around, but I needed to leave. When I got back...

I will use the template since it seems easiest to get all the info to y'all. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens and we just picked up our girls on the 23rd. They are only a couple days old and are currently living in my bedroom in an aquarium...