Ali James' Garden Chickens

[MaryJanet]

That is a good point Bob. I think two of Ali's hens dropped soft eggs last night while they were dreaming of warm nests.

 

[Ali James]

@BY Bob

I have a hard time believing 1 hen laid 2 eggs in one night.

I was wondering this, thinking it must be really unusual to lay two eggs in a day? Hence why I thought she didn't have enough shell for two eggs, so they both came out soft?

Also, (sorry for TMI) all of my girls seem to be fairly stationary at night as there are always four neat piles of droppings in very specific areas under the roosts, which is why I felt sure they came from one hen. Happy to be wrong, these are just my musings!

 

[LozzyR]

@BY Bob

Also, (sorry for TMI) all of my girls seem to be fairly stationary at night as there are always four neat piles of droppings in very specific areas under the roosts, which is why I felt sure they came from one hen. Happy to be wrong, these are just my musings!

Given that people on this forum are actively invited to post poo pictures, I don’t think there is any such thing as TMI here!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Given that people on this forum are actively invited to post poo pictures, I don’t think there is any such thing as TMI here!

Poo and worse!

There are definitely some not safe for work pictures on BYC!

 

[BY Bob]

@BY Bob


I was wondering this, thinking it must be really unusual to lay two eggs in a day? Hence why I thought she didn't have enough shell for two eggs, so they both came out soft?

Also, (sorry for TMI) all of my girls seem to be fairly stationary at night as there are always four neat piles of droppings in very specific areas under the roosts, which is why I felt sure they came from one hen. Happy to be wrong, these are just my musings!

I have learned that nothing is impossible with chickens. Strange things can and do happen. Any updates on todays laying?

 

[Ali James]

Given that people on this forum are actively invited to post poo pictures, I don’t think there is any such thing as TMI here!

 

[MaryJanet]

Hi Ali How is your flock going?

 

[Kris5902]

I’m going to have to catch up a bit here, but have to weigh in on the two soft shelled eggs in one day possibility. Yes, it can and does happen... though I assume quite infrequently, and I may have an extreme case. I’ve had one of my CX (now 5 months old) who has a slipped tendon, crated for the last week or so awaiting slaughter. I move her outside and re-crate her on the grass whenever the weather allows and she has laid two soft shelled eggs at once, multiple times, after I’ve moved her onto the grass.

So 100% it is two eggs, due to circumstances she cannot be hiding one or me mistaking it from a previous day. I carefully pick her up, set her down on the grass, re-crate her, and when I come back an hour or so later for feeding/watering again there are two shell-less eggs in her bottomless crate. Somehow despite her mobility issue and size she neve manages to break them either. (I’m sad to have her processed, but her quality of life isn’t what she deserves)

 

[Ali James]

Life is getting in the way of chicken chat right now

I have some updates and more photos - hopefully for later after work

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Life is getting in the way of chicken chat right now

I have some updates and more photos - hopefully for later after work

We understand and will wait patiently! As long as you and yours are ok, that's the main thing