Geckolady
Counting Chickens B4 They're Hatched
Here are some pictures. The eggs were laid on the 20th. I've been marking them so the oldest ones get eaten first. These are about to become breakfast.
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@Geckolady
hmm, it's a little hard to tell because of the light shining/glaring on the eggs..but it looks like in the second pic, the egg to the right might have a bullseye around the white spot.
Ill get another pic, before the pan, of one of my unfertilizrd eggs today for you.
I know mine are indoors, so it's not exactly the same.. but they have their days where they all squeeze into the coop and just lay (without laying) around all day. Just girl talk and fixing each other's feathers.Thanks. I've tried looking at eggs with a magnifying glass, but so far can't see anything.
The chickens are back to staying inside and keeping quiet.
Thanks!I know mine are indoors, so it's not exactly the same.. but they have their days where they all squeeze into the coop and just lay (without laying) around all day. Just girl talk and fixing each other's feathers.
You shouldn't need a magnifying glass, the white spot is pretty bright. I just heard an egg song, so ill crack open the new egg and get a pic for you.
It can happen. A couple of month ago I had a bobcat get into my run in the middle of the afternoon when both my wife and I were home. My wife was outside and heard the ruckus, The bobcat killed a rooster and injured a hen before I could chase it out. The chickens would not come out for several days after that. Feral cats are even worse, they have little fear of humans. They will sneak in right under your nose any time of the day. They will stalk your chickens if they don't kill a chicken they can injure and at a minimum, scare the hell out of your flock. I have lost two roosters to feral cats this last year even though I was outside within 50 feet of the run.Not that I'm aware of, unless something came nosing around while I wasn't there.
It can happen. A couple of month ago I had a bobcat get into my run in the middle of the afternoon when both my wife and I were home. My wife was outside and heard the ruckus, The bobcat killed a rooster and injured a hen before I could chase it out. The chickens would not come out for several days after that. Feral cats are even worse, they have little fear of humans. They will sneak in right under your nose any time of the day. They will stalk your chickens if they don't kill a chicken they can injure and at a minimum, scare the hell out of your flock. I have lost two roosters to feral cats this last year even though I was outside within 50 feet of the run.
View my avatar. Those are all feral rescues. They are all fixed. None of my ferals bother any of my chickens. They sure did express interest when I had baby chicks in a cage outdoors. They also were licking their chops when they seen my pigeons. My last 3 pigeons, were lost to one cat.Thanks for the warning. I have feral cats. They were too feral for the feral cat people to tame, so they let me have them to deal with rodents rather than put them down. I named the hissing, spitting things after hurricanes and let them loose on the rodents. Now I have bloodstains to deal with, but the rodents are greatly reduced.
View my avatar. Those are all feral rescues. They are all fixed. None of my ferals bother any of my chickens. They sure did express interest when I had baby chicks in a cage outdoors. They also were licking their chops when they seen my pigeons. My last 3 pigeons, were lost to one cat.
My Serama in Avatar which I no longer have, got along well with my cats. I now have 3 Seramas, and the smallest one is smaller than a pigeon. Somehow cats distinguish chickens from other birds. (maybe by smell) My chickens roam grounds together with my mousers.
My Serama named Lonely. She is smaller than my other 2 Seramas, and smaller than a pigeon.
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My mousers,,,, Yes, I do keep them well fed. they do control rodents since I do not have a mouse problem... I'm not sure if mice and rats can smell the cats, and just naturally avoid, or all the rodents get eaten..
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