Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

Someone is giving me an egg a day, it’s a pink egg so one of the silkies. Likely Marty

Marty what are you doing. You are supposed to be the one hiding those eggs well little lady so that there can be surprise babies.

 

[rural mouse]

Houston we have a problem. I did not even know the ole bat was back to laying officially. This hen will be the death of me yet.
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Is she simply laying or is she broody...again? If broody, maybe sneak some whie eggs under her for your mom's plan. Polish, leghorn, hamburg, ancona, all lay white eggs.

 

[BY Bob]

So while me and mom were sitting in the exam room waiting the hour and a half for the dr to come in our conversation naturally turned to chickens and eggs. She started it by the way. She said it was ridiculous that with me averaging 5 dozen eggs a week that we are having to buy store bought eggs for grandma. She bought a dozen yesterday for her and they were 4.50 a dozen. She asked me what type of hens laid those eggs in the stores. I told her I thought leghorns were generally used for white eggs in the stores. She then asked me if Rural King or TSC sold leghorn chicks. I have seen them although they are not regularly kept in stock. Mom is now determined that she is getting 2 leghorns and insisting that grandma stop buying store eggs. Get home and I remembered a facebook listing I had saw yesterday morning. Someone is selling a flock of laying hens that were hatched between January to March of this year so in their prime laying wise. Looked it up and as I thought they have leghorns in the mix. I showed the add to mom and she had me message them. If they ever respond we might be adding 2 new ladies to the flock this week. If I have my way we will add 3, they also have Cream crested legbars available. If I have to break my rule and purposefully add white egg layers to my flock I might as well bight the bullet and add a blue layer as well.

I love this. Definitely get 3 leghorns not just 2. Do not be surprised if they are skittish and wary of humans. I find that people who have leghorns for laying purposes do not spend the time to tame them.

They are very intelligent and curious. You need to use those traits to teach them you are their friend.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m going to have to fire Jaffar, and get myself a new alarm cluck. Jaffar slept in and I did too.

 

[BY Bob]

Is she simply laying or is she broody...again? If broody, maybe sneak some whie eggs under her for your mom's plan. Polish, leghorn, hamburg, ancona, all lay white eggs.

Polish eggs are much smaller than store bought eggs. They are the same size as legbar eggs.

 

[featherhead007]

I love this. Definitely get 3 leghorns not just 2. Do not be surprised if they are skittish and wary of humans. I find that people who have leghorns for laying purposes do not spend the time to tame them.

They are very intelligent and curious. You need to use those traits to teach them you are their friend.

“Yah, what he said”

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Is she simply laying or is she broody...again? If broody, maybe sneak some whie eggs under her for your mom's plan. Polish, leghorn, hamburg, ancona, all lay white eggs.

She could just be laying. The problem with that hen is if she is able to hide her eggs and manage to stash at least 3 before they are found broodiness kicks in full force. So if she is not broody it is only a matter of time. I cannot get to her where she is, that area is steep. She went broody there once before and mom managed to climb up there and sneak a peak. She about fell several times and swore never again would she climb to that spot. Last time she chose that spot she made it a week and her nest was destroyed by something that scattered the eggs but did not eat them.

 

[featherhead007]

I went out to tell Jaffar that he was FIRED! But he didn’t say anything. I’m pretty sure that I can’t just fire him like that, because he’s under the union contract. LLCU 101
Local layers chicken union 101 (it’s a tough bunch of hens!)

 

[ValarieF]

I went out to tell Jaffar that he was FIRED! But he didn’t say anything. I’m pretty sure that I can’t just fire him like that, because he’s under the union contract. LLCU 101
Local layers chicken union 101 (it’s a tough bunch of hens!)

Dont tell my chooks about the chicken Union.

 

[ValarieF]

Im going outside to see my chicken Dottie and snuggle with her and get some photos. I just love her to bits!