Missceegee
Songster
I am trying to figure out my production. I use a community Best Nest Box.
Old Flock - Born mid Jan 2021
1 Buff Orpington (4-5/week x 1= 4-5)
2 Brown Leghorns (3-4/week x 2 = 6-8)
10 Rhode Island Reds (5-6/week x 10 = 50-60)
1 Rhode Island Red Rooster
From these, I have gotten a max of 9 eggs/day once. I have gotten 7-8 for about two weeks. This week I am getting fewer and today only got 4. Using the averages above that is 60-73 eggs per week. I'm getting 50--55 I'd guess. I have no idea who is laying and who isn't. I have at least one laying a rubbery soft egg probably 10-12 times now despite laying feed and free choice calcium. This is from the roost usually. I don't know which one.
Newbies - Born mid March 2021. Bought June 2021 as 14-16 week old pullets. Isolated and then added to Old Flock July 2021
2 Starlight Green Eggers
2 Plymouth Blue Rock
1 Silver Lace Wyandotte
1 Black Sexlink
1 Black Astralorp
These guys are in with the older bunch and are similar in size. They are not yet laying. They will occasionally mix, but generally stay together. No one seems to like Speckles the wyandotte. Everyone is always chasing her. She often roosts alone, too.
Biddies - Born mid July 2021. Bought this week. In the brooder house, but separate pens.
20 Cornish meatbirds going out to pasture in a couple weeks when more feathered
3 Ameraucana pullets staying in the brooder house til ready for an outdoor tractor
3 White Crested Polish straight run (hoping for hens) staying in the brooder house til ready for an outdoor tractor
Thoughts on my egg production? Is it important to know who is laying and who isn't? Not sure how to do this unless I stick a camera out there. Anyone track eggs - by color, or good/bad, or some other means?
Old Flock - Born mid Jan 2021
1 Buff Orpington (4-5/week x 1= 4-5)
2 Brown Leghorns (3-4/week x 2 = 6-8)
10 Rhode Island Reds (5-6/week x 10 = 50-60)
1 Rhode Island Red Rooster
From these, I have gotten a max of 9 eggs/day once. I have gotten 7-8 for about two weeks. This week I am getting fewer and today only got 4. Using the averages above that is 60-73 eggs per week. I'm getting 50--55 I'd guess. I have no idea who is laying and who isn't. I have at least one laying a rubbery soft egg probably 10-12 times now despite laying feed and free choice calcium. This is from the roost usually. I don't know which one.
Newbies - Born mid March 2021. Bought June 2021 as 14-16 week old pullets. Isolated and then added to Old Flock July 2021
2 Starlight Green Eggers
2 Plymouth Blue Rock
1 Silver Lace Wyandotte
1 Black Sexlink
1 Black Astralorp
These guys are in with the older bunch and are similar in size. They are not yet laying. They will occasionally mix, but generally stay together. No one seems to like Speckles the wyandotte. Everyone is always chasing her. She often roosts alone, too.
Biddies - Born mid July 2021. Bought this week. In the brooder house, but separate pens.
20 Cornish meatbirds going out to pasture in a couple weeks when more feathered
3 Ameraucana pullets staying in the brooder house til ready for an outdoor tractor
3 White Crested Polish straight run (hoping for hens) staying in the brooder house til ready for an outdoor tractor
Thoughts on my egg production? Is it important to know who is laying and who isn't? Not sure how to do this unless I stick a camera out there. Anyone track eggs - by color, or good/bad, or some other means?