How do you all keep track of you eggs to date? (Poll)

[The Birb King]

I don't usually keep track, but I can tell a few hens lay a few certain eggs. Like I only have one olive egger so she clearly lays the green eggs, and since I only have 3 Marans hens they each lay different shades of brown.

 

[TillyPeeps]

Ah, okay.
Although I remember going onto the app once and being told I had to pay for it.

That's strange. I never paid for it. I started long time ago with the old Flockstar lite app until they required me to transfer to the current Flockstar app. Maybe that's why I was not asked to pay for it?

 

[Auntsally6985]

They lay when they lay I never track no clue who’s egg are who’s

 

[Tookie]

That's strange. I never paid for it. I started long time ago with the old Flockstar lite app until they required me to transfer to the current Flockstar app. Maybe that's why I was not asked to pay for it?

Could be!
I got this email though back in March.

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​ Dear Flockstar User, Thank you for being a valued member of the Flockstar community. As you have an active account on the Legacy Free plan, I'm reaching out with an important update. Starting May 1, 2024, the Free plan will be retired for all users. To continue using Flockstar, you'll need to activate a subscription from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Why the change? Since I do not sell your data or show ads, subscription revenue is the only way to ensure Flockstar continues to evolve and improve in a sustainable way. By upgrading to a paid subscription, you directly support an independent, solo developer (and backyard poultry enthusiast!). I take great pride in bringing you a high-quality, easy-to-use, and reliable product. Upgrading also unlocks all of the features in the app: Organize like a pro with unlimited flock groups. Track poultry-related expenses and income. Capture notes related to your flocks or flock members, tag them, and add photos in the Journal. Export your data to a .csv file for further analysis or backup. A subscription costs $19.99 for an entire year, $1.99 if billed monthly (or equivalent currency outside the US). If you upgrade soon, you will lock in the current pricing before an update in May brings a slight increase. Thank you for your support and understanding! If you have any questions or feedback, don't hesitate to reach out. Sincerely, Brian Flockstar Developer

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

I mark it on the egg carton

 

[RossAcres]

I keep track of my hatching batches using Egg Hatcher on iPhone. It's the BEST hatching app I have found. It has its quirks, but overall it is a great app for logging hatches. You can name each batch, record temperatures and humidity, choose what breed each batch is, set dates and it will remind you when hatching dates approach, etc.

 

[paradisepentacoop]

Just be careful if you are a new chicken owner. I have seen way too many new owners closely monitor every activity of their chickens and become what I call a “Chickocondriac”. Which is when they monitor everything their chicken does so closely that when their chicken does something perfectly normal, but they haven’t observed it before they go into emergency mode. For example they have observed their chickens lay Monday,Wednesday, Friday, but this week their chickens laid Tuesday Thursday or skipped laying for a week or two altogether (perfectly normal and healthy if showing no other health signs). So they start dunking their chickens in baths, separating them, shoving their hands up their vents and calcium pills down their throats, restricting food or giving them a bunch of treats they shouldn’t have. Then the chicken goes from perfectly healthy to stressed out and in shock because of the owners actions not because the chicken was sick originally. It may sound silly, but I see it all of the time on here especially.

Yeah, I really try to give them space and not worry too much unless I see something lingering over days. I mainly want to track so I can keep tabs on how many (bragging rights) and since my friends are looking to know the cost of eggs. I also just want to keep track of trends, in case someone has a reproductive problem.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

They lay wherever, and I can’t reach the eggs under the porch. My stepdad even found an egg in the garage yesterday!

Can you lock them in the coop for a week or so, until they learn to use the nests?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Hey all! My hens started laying about two weeks ago and I want to implement a form of tracking at the exact two week mark. Reasons being I am super curious, chicken health, and for fun. :}

I highly recommend the Flock Star app! I've been using it over 3yrs and it's great. It also lets me keep track of sales, expenses, hatches, eggs (weight, damaged) and my entire flock individually.

 

[paradisepentacoop]

Can you lock them in the coop for a week or so, until they learn to use the nests?

My coop/run is an open air-aviary style contraption, so there is no viable way to tell the hens where to lay apart from making one spot more comfy with pine shavings and a fake egg. I have a crate in there right now that the three laying hens have taken to laying in rather than the pallet nest boxes I made. I have a feeling that the pallet is less attractive since the younger pullets hang out up there because the roosters leave them alone when they are.