So. . . . My girl wasn't broody. She just laid a second egg within 1 hour. Both were her normal size. I wasn't sure that they could do that. Hopefully her little body will take a break tomorrow. She seemed normal the rest of the day.
Oh No -- I went in to do my chicken chores and one of my girls was sitting on all the eggs, singing away. Got out of the nest box for a special treat for about 10 seconds and then even though I took the eggs away, she hopped right back into the box and made that "here little chicks I found a...
Usually my 2 comet hens will take only a few minutes of "singing" to lay an egg; and they each lay an egg every single day, without taking a day off for the past 6 weeks. This morning I have one who keep bocking and then after about 10 minutes takes a few ragged breaths and starts again. Do...
Poached are my all time favorite way to make eggs. Add a little white vinegar to the water and heat at a slow simmer. break egg into a saucer. swirl the water gently in a circle with a spoon then slip the egg into the water from the saucer. The white will stay together and be more appetizing...
I have 2 golden comets who have started laying in the past week. Most days 2 egg, (one each), but on a couple of days, I've had 3 eggs in a 12 hour period. The 3rd egg usually just has a membrane. I know there systems are just getting going, so there is a lot of variability in their egg...
Lauragolden1,
I would post your question either in the chicken illness or raising chicks section . You might get more info about your dying chicks. Sorry about your babies.
I know . . . this sounds like a good problem to have. But, I have 2 golden comets who just started laying daily this past week. They have occasionally layed an egg with a membrane only or very soft shell; but some days I am getting 3 eggs/day from the 2 of them. The 3rd egg has only a...
We have a couple of pullets who just started laying this week. I have been placing a golf ball and ping pong balls(just one or two in each) of the nest boxes to give them the idea of where to lay. So the girls have been going in and out of the boxes and kicking the balls out onto the floor...
We did speak to my SIL who we are "borrowing" the chickens from and she offered us another hen. We probably will take one more hen to keep our girl company. We do have separate cages of different sizes so could keep them separated in the run and coop for a day or two. I would need to keep our...
Sadly, this morning a dog somehow came into our totally fenced yard (owner was right behind him with a leash trying to catch him) and killed one of our 2 chickens.
These were two very sweet golden comets that we were "borrowing" from a family member for the warm months while we are up north...
Hi folks,
Our 2 little hens started laying this morning.
I found one tiny egg with just a membrane (no shell) on the floor and another on the poop board -- no shell.
I know their systems have to mature a bit to get up to speed with laying, but I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea to up...
No worries about them sleeping in the low nest boxes that are just a foot off of the floor. These gals are flyers, who like to get up as high towards the rafters as they can! LOL
We just got some beautiful little comets from SIL and we love them. They are about 15-16 weeks old. Pretty, friendly, and very funny antics: following us around, trying to get in the house, very curious about everything and run around our fenced in yard all day pecking, scratching and enjoying...
Could they be laying outside somewhere when they are free-ranging? I had some girls who loved to have hidden nests. They could squeeze themselves into the smallest places -- it was amazing. Laying also depends on the breed. Some are better layers than others. I don't know about any plants...
We just got 10 week old chicks from a family member. They are on a mix of chick starter and layer crumbles, but haven't had any treats yet. It sounds like we can start some meal worms. What about cracked corn and boss? When can they start with those treats?
We never insulated our coop and the chickens were just fine. In winter, we had a heat lamp, water warmer and plenty of bedding for them. A wide board for them to roost on so that they could sit on their little feet and if it was really cold they would huddle closer. If you have cold tolerant...