➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[RUNuts]

Ever wonder why some yolks are so much different in color than others? The orange one is from the petite egg laying Australorp cross. Amazing, ain't it.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

View attachment 1699928 The sole Australorp cross hen that hatched last year is laying the cutest, petite eggs. Fattest hen, smallest egg. Quite comical, really. I'm wondering when the eggs will upsize. Of course, she may just be a petite egg layer.
Here is yesterday's with a bonus rubber egg. Something tell me the Leghorns are having issues.

Eggs get the right size usually after the first year.

 

[RUNuts]

Eggs get the right size usually after the first year.

I've read that. But the battery hens are culled after 18 months. 6 months to grow. 6 months of small eggs and only 6 months of Grade A large? It just doesn't sound right.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

I've read that. But the battery hens are culled after 18 months. 6 months to grow. 6 months of small eggs and only 6 months of Grade A large? It just doesn't sound right.

I know but it’s usually how it works. That and it’s probably a breed thing too.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Darn that stinks about the vaccination thing. It seemed like such a good option maybe if you keep them separate from your current flock, it will be okay??

Not really an option unfortunately

 

[ShrekDawg]

Not really an option unfortunately

Aw that stinks!!

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Aw that stinks!!

It’s okay. If we had all of our current hens laying then it would be good but we still have 7 hens that don’t feel like they need to lay.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Ran a little bit today and now I am so sore and exhausted that I am actually going to sleep early for once instead of staying up till 1 or 2

I don’t know that you can really call it “running” though.... more like wheezing and stopping a lot and a lot of walking in between the running. And then more wheezing and coughing when I got back.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It’s okay. If we had all of our current hens laying then it would be good but we still have 7 hens that don’t feel like they need to lay.

Aw lol I have a bunch of slackers too!!! I think I still only have 2 laying but I haven’t checked in a few days

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Aw lol I have a bunch of slackers too!!! I think I still only have 2 laying but I haven’t checked in a few days

Slackers are no fun!