A Support Thread For Those Of Us Living In An Egg-Free Zone

[Fancychooklady]

Hiya Teila, I think you should look into adding a few pretty wyandotte to your flock. Mine lay right through the winter and are very kind on the eye.
They also come in bantam.

 

[Steampunked]

Thirteen chickens.

Not a single egg, ever! Not a one - not a smidgen of a widgen of a tiny malformed mis-shaped egg!

They were all hatched last halloween, heh.

 

[Teila]

Tee hee Fancy wanna trade?

Aaaw Steampunked this is supposed to be a Support Thread but I do not believe my chuckling at your post could be classified as supportive

Any Seinfeld fans?

“No eggs for you! Come back 1 year!”

 

[IamSamSam]

Hey Teila!

Yup 8 chooks one Roo and zilch eggs. My older 2 survivors moulted black Aussie cross now my EE the other 6 girls look like they are ready to lay but think they will wait till end of winter

 

[appps]

I haven't been counting days but it's got to be about 6 - 8 weeks at least that we have averaged 1 - 0 eggs. Penny was giving us that occasional one but even she has stopped now as she decided to go broody.

Of course this drop in production had to coincide with me being home more and baking more so I'm buying 2 cartons a week.

 

[satay]

I probably have 40 hens all up and zero eggs for the last week. 6 duck 0 from them too. Lucky my quails are still laying so I can still do my baking

 

[Teila]

OK, so this is where the ‘Support’ bit kicks in

Let’s all think positively:

The nest boxes are not getting dirty .. besides cobwebs that is!
The money we are saving on nest box lining can go towards the eggs we are having to buy.
No hens with internal laying or egg bound issues.
We are saving money on oyster shell and/or shell grit.
Less baking = smaller waistline.
No issues with cracked or soft shelled eggs.
No issues with chickens eating eggs.
Our supply of egg cartons is increasing.

Anyone feeling better? I know I am! (NOT!) lol

 

[Fancychooklady]

OK, so this is where the ‘Support’ bit kicks in 

Let’s all think positively:

The nest boxes are not getting dirty .. besides cobwebs that is!
The money we are saving on nest box lining can go towards the eggs we are having to buy.
No hens with internal laying or egg bound issues.
We are saving money on oyster shell and/or shell grit.
Less baking = smaller waistline.
No issues with cracked or soft shelled eggs.
No issues with chickens eating eggs.
Our supply of egg cartons is increasing.

Anyone feeling better?  I know I am!  (NOT!) lol

I find myself humming that Monty Python Classic, ' always look on the bright side of life '.

 

[Teila]

Tee hee Fancy

Thank you, just what I needed a song-worm to take my mind off living in an egg-free zone

I shall go out whistling that one each time I check the nest boxes and who knows, in a couple of weeks, the chickens may be clucking along in tune.

I have this mental picture of chickens on the roost swaying back and forth, singing and whistling

 

[Fancychooklady]

Tee hee Fancy

Thank you, just what I needed a song-worm to take my mind off living in an egg-free zone 

I shall go out whistling that one each time I check the nest boxes and who knows, in a couple of weeks, the chickens may be clucking along in tune.

I have this mental picture of chickens on the roost swaying back and forth, singing and whistling