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Arizonachicken said:
Cute duck! So sweet!

One of my SLW layed her first egg today! I have 3 that are 23 weeks old, so the other two should start any day now. We got 4 eggs yesterday and 6 today. If we keep getting these numbers, no more store eggs! I have 14 of our chickens' eggs in the fridge now...enough for one breakfast.
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Hahaha... we can easily go through a dozen or so eggs in one breakfast as well. How many hens do you have in order to not have to buy any from the store? I currently have 5 hens (one is a silkie though) and plan on adding about 9 more. I am hoping that will do it. Plus, I have 3 female ducks that will start laying in a couple months.
 
Mama Hen Chris said:
Looks like production is up. Yeah. I am getting 7-9 eggs a day from my 13 girls.(not counting my silkies) Some are still in molt. My egg skelter was full in 3 days.
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I suppose I am conditioned to seeing birds (North Calif) molting in late Fall/very early winter...
do you find that your birds molt in winter too? Or are these not the 'norm'? I am wondering since this is my first year here in AZ with chickens...
I have been getting 4 of 5 laying almost daily...my birchen marans is just a 5 month pullet from Greenfire...probably will be April or so before she comes into lay.
 
cbnovick said:
I suppose I am conditioned to seeing birds (North Calif) molting in late Fall/very early winter...
do you find that your birds molt in winter too? Or are these not the 'norm'? I am wondering since this is my first year here in AZ with chickens...
I have been getting 4 of 5 laying almost daily...my birchen marans is just a 5 month pullet from Greenfire...probably will be April or so before she comes into lay.
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My girls all started around November. Colder weather and shorter days. Seems to be the norm for most chickens. Sent you email about this Friday.
 
Mama Hen Chris said:
Looks like production is up. Yeah. I am getting 7-9 eggs a day from my 13 girls.(not counting my silkies) Some are still in molt. My egg skelter was full in 3 days.
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Still waiting for my first egg! I can't wait!! We are going to add some more chicks in March so those won't lay until fall, but I have 5 hens now that I am hoping to see start laying in another month or two.
 
Would it be better to place my coop on the side of my house that gets more shade? I thought it would be better for them in the summer, but in the winter the area would start to be shaded in the early afternoon. I have east/west exposure front of the house gets the west, backyard gets the east. Any insight would be helpful!
 

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