Arizona Chickens

[igorsMistress]

I am so happy my girls will use the waders, but they aren't kiddie pools they're actually large feed bowls

They share with each other quite well.

Current temp outside is 115* but look!

I'm going to turn the mister off just before the girls go to roost, then turn back on for a bit when I lock up.

 

[SonoranChick]

One of my girls laid a very tiny egg today, like a little pullet egg. If a hen has not laid in a while, and then starts up again, would the egg possibly be small? I ask because I am almost positive it was the barnevelder, who was broody for a month and hasn't laid for about a month and a half. She was in the nest box and did her egg song today, and I noticed the egg shortly after. Will taking a hiatus from laying cause a tiny egg? Or is it just a random fluke?

 

[DesertChic]

One of my girls laid a very tiny egg today, like a little pullet egg. If a hen has not laid in a while, and then starts up again, would the egg possibly be small? I ask because I am almost positive it was the barnevelder, who was broody for a month and hasn't laid for about a month and a half. She was in the nest box and did her egg song today, and I noticed the egg shortly after. Will taking a hiatus from laying cause a tiny egg? Or is it just a random fluke?

Absolutely this can happen. As she lays more eggs they should get larger again.

 

[meetthebubus]

One of my girls laid a very tiny egg today, like a little pullet egg. If a hen has not laid in a while, and then starts up again, would the egg possibly be small? I ask because I am almost positive it was the barnevelder, who was broody for a month and hasn't laid for about a month and a half. She was in the nest box and did her egg song today, and I noticed the egg shortly after. Will taking a hiatus from laying cause a tiny egg? Or is it just a random fluke?

Super normal their vent is a muscle that closes up more I think it's nature to gently open the hen again



Speaking of which I know pullets can lay strange things, double yolker, tiny eggs, shell-less eggs but I saw mine poop out some sort of membrane it was white, soft and squished like a giant white raisin

I'm thinking she's ok just with the heat it was a messed up egg part and at least she expelled it,,or am i wrong? Anyone see this before?

 

[SonoranChick]

Thank you! That's what I thought it might be I'm so glad she's back to laying again! Even though it's so hot.

 

[BlueBaby]

Thank you! That's what I thought it might be I'm so glad she's back to laying again! Even though it's so hot.

I guess if we had to pop out something like that every day, we'd be needing a break every now and then, too!

 

[Michelle Guynn]

I have a new respect for eggs. I won’t waist one and yell at anyone who does lol

 

[BlueBaby]

I have a new respect for eggs. I won’t waist one and yell at anyone who does lol

What happened to your eggs?

 

[13lue]

@DesertChic what specifically ate you seeing in those chickens before you do that?

I doubt ever want a pig personally would of liked a donkey. ...

There are donkeys at the Wildhorse program in Florence I know they are really cheap.

 

[SonoranChick]

I have a new respect for eggs. I won’t waist one and yell at anyone who does lol

I feel the same way, even if one is soiled/dirty or cracked, it will go to the dogs. They are always happy to accept!