Found 73 eggs!!

[MinniesMomma]

I am terrified of spiders, and recently had to go under my deck to retrieve a dozen eggs that one clever girl thought she would leave there for me. Thankfully though she hasn't laid under there anymore!

 

[morsekathan]

Our best find is 8 eggs. They were in the house, between the bed and the wall in one of our bedrooms. Sneaky chicken had been coming in to lay on the pillow, but the eggs rolled off and got stuck by the side of the bed. We were able to get them all out without breaking any!

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

OH, WOW THATS CRAZY!!!!
I love cracking bad eggs!! I breed ducks and if something happened to the baby I crack the case!!!

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Our best find was 10 eggs.
(Though Um we didn’t find them) they sorta hatched and the hen brought them to us. They were under a shipping container lol

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Our best find was 10 eggs.
(Though Um we didn’t find them) they sorta hatched and the hen brought them to us. They were under a shipping container lol

Woulda been a big surprise if 73 chicks had hatched!

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Woulda been a big surprise if 73 chicks had hatched!

Oh gosh I think mum would’ve absolutely freaked

 

[Marinefam2053]

I am kinda still in shock... Probably will just give them to the cats and chickens, as both really like eggs...

But here’s the thing I was wondering about... how long have my chickens been laying here!? Only three chickens were involved in this!

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If they were laying daily, a minimum of 24 days. But there’s no guarantee they have been laying on a daily basis. I’m impressed!!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

My ducks hatched in early August 2019, so I wasn't really expecting them to start laying until Spring, plus this was my first time having ducks actually reach this age (believe it or not, I was so incredibly ignorant and didn't even realize that locking ducks up in a predator proof duck house was the key to their survival ~this is painfully embarrassing to admit and my heart breaks for the ducks I had years ago). I started finding a Pekin egg every few days. Weeks went by and my Buff Duck started laying. I would get eggs from them every few days, but rarely eggs from both ducks on the same day and rarely would I find an egg/s multiple days in a row. Whenever I cleaned out the duck house, I found 23 eggs, from both ducks, but more from my Pekin. They had been burying their eggs and I had no clue. They still bury eggs to this day, but now my Pekin will make a really nice nest for them and they both lay in there. She makes their nest in the same corner where they hid those eggs months back! I now know they're very reliable layers so i search if I don't see the eggs every morning

 

[BYC Project Manager]

I am kinda still in shock... Probably will just give them to the cats and chickens, as both really like eggs...

But here’s the thing I was wondering about... how long have my chickens been laying here!? Only three chickens were involved in this!

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Thank you for sharing your interesting experience with us @ChocolateWingTheRooster! Congrats, it's featured on our homepage!

 

[GoldpartridgeHen]

I think I would candle them. One should be able to tell if they are still good by candling.

ditto
Good luck candling 73 eggs though...