Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Anniebee]

Do you guys find that with all your layers? Mine seem to go in waves, 5-6 eggs for a week and a bit then a couple of weeks of 1-2 eggs. Ive been surprised its not been a more consistent laying thing, wth 7 chooks I thought we would be giving them away we would have so many but nope, now and then I even have to buy a box.

I do wonder if the broodiness is affecting it. And I dont mean the obvious they stop laying when they are broody, I mean everyone seems to stop. We were going really well then Al who is a cranky thing with everyone else at the best of times got broody and suddenly I think nobody wanted to go in the box with her to lay LOL Ive not had more then 2-3 eggs since but it was only one broody hen not 3 or 4 but thats how much the egg production dropped by.

Am wondering the same appps. I only have 3 chickens - one not laying at all ( for 2 months - Mandy Welsummer while regrowing feathers after a long moult ) .... Mindy Araucana in a separate run has gone broody - is still producing eggs but for how long is the question ?, and Molly RIR is still laying but is losing a feather here and there, so could be going into a summer moult. Which ultimately means probably no eggs at all for a while. I do know that Mindy's broodiness has upset the other two chooks no end. They are separated from Mindy ( who is NOT popular with the big girls ) .... but they fuss and worry at the fence when Mindy is locked out of her coop with her food and water outside too, which is one of my ideas to try and get her over her broodiness. Nothing seems to be working too well - as it is continally intermittent rain here, day after day at which time I am outside putting Mindy back in her coop ( she loves getting saturated ). We have small bursts of sunshine, which they don't get enough of anyway - a massive oak tree in full leaf shades their runs. .
At times I wonder about keeping chickens.

Still and all, I wouldn't be without them. Am thinking of buying a few fertile eggs to put under Mindy .... see if that keeps her happy. Have a farm to send the roos, if it came to that - and would keep pullets. Just another thought !!

Cheers ......... AB

 

[Anniebee]

p.s. anyone got any fertile eggs they want to sell - somewhere in the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and preferably RIR's ... or smaller eggs from another breed ? Just enquiring at this stage.

AB

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'm not sure luke. I think you would take the chance of passing the medication to yourself if you ate it. Just what i have been told over the years. Maybe fancy can explain it better or Ash.

It is a personal choice. There is no withholding period for amprolium , but even so , I only feed it to birds that aren't old enough to lay. As a rule we don't eat eggs if there has been any antibiotics or wormer used. I don't even feed them to the dogs.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

I'm not sure luke. I think you would take the chance of passing the medication to yourself if you ate it. Just what i have been told over the years. Maybe fancy can explain it better or Ash.

Oh ok. I wont risk it then haha.
So what has happened today on the Satay front ? ( please have something fun, I'm bored

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[cluckcluckluke]

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hm.. ok well I wont take the risk then.
You know you can get wormer without with holding periods for poultry.

 

[satay]

Oh ok. I wont risk it then haha.
So what has happened today on the Satay front ?  ( please have something fun, I'm bored )

Nothing out of the ordinary happening here today Luke. I am kinda glad. Sometimes boring can be good for me lol. Just egg packing for quail orders.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

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Guhh!! SATAY, I said have something fun. geesh!!!
hahah, joking!
Well I'm just about to put another set of eggs in the bator. My WLH venture shall BEGIN!!!!!

 

[satay]

lol good luck with your new venture Luke. I am sure you will be do really well. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a great hatch for you

 

[rexy]

Guhh!! SATAY, I said have something fun. geesh!!!
hahah, joking!
Well I'm just about to put another set of eggs in the bator. My WLH venture shall BEGIN!!!!!

Great Lucas. You are going to have little white things running everywhere. I got excited when I finally had some variety in the brooder with a couple of 'lorps, and few ara/marans. You are going to have all white ones.

Good hatching vibes.

 

[satay]

Guhh!! SATAY, I said have something fun. geesh!!!
hahah, joking!
Well I'm just about to put another set of eggs in the bator. My WLH venture shall BEGIN!!!!!

I have only ever owned one white leggie and she was a rescue (odd for my place lol) She was a sweet girl but every time I hatched eggs from her they were all male.. Great egg layers the leggies.