How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[cabinchicky]

11/12 on Dec. 21,5/12 Dec.22 4/12 Dec. 23, what's up with that???

 

[Whoops]

I got none

Mine aren't laying yet, the freeloaders!

 

[karenerwin]

2 from 3 today

 

[joelharris]

3/10 the past few days

 

[starlingsbaby]

mine has not slacked up at all this year. i have gotten 15 out of the 19 hens. ok maybe slowed a lil but overall a great number this time of year i think.

AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ANYONE THAT KNOWS DUCKS. I HAVE A FLOCK OF 7 GIRLS AND 2 MALES AND THEY HAVE STARTED BREEDING ABOUT 4-5 WEEKS AGO AND STARTED LAYING ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AGO, I GUESS IT IS THE SPRING LIKE WEATHER IN THIS PART OF FL. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? I AM NOT MAD AT THEM CAUSE I WANTED TO START A LIL DUCK PROJECT COME SPRING I GUESS I CAN JUST START EARLY BUT I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE DUCK HATCH OUT IN THE 1 YEAR I WAS DOING IT, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CHICKS HATCH BUT NOT GOOD WITH DUCKS, SO ANY ADVICE ON INCUBATION FOR DUCKS WOULD BE GREAT AS WELL. THANKS IN ADVANCE. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

[starlingsbaby]

3/10 the past few days

how did you get the chicken made out of lines on the bottem of your post lol?

 

[joelharris]

how did you get the chicken made out of lines on the bottem of your post lol?

I have to confess I copied the Idea off bluebee but only coz its brilliant
you make it in your signature out of brackets and slashes and stuff going down a line each time

 

[barkinghills]

Hi all,

my hens are slacking incredibly this winter--I have about 40 laying hens, and I am averaging 3 eggs per day, yes, just three!! My flock is nearing the end of a very heavy molt this year. I have about 7 previously good layers who will be 3 in the spring. I am wondering if they are going to resume laying well after their molt. or if I will have to wait until the days get longer? I also have quite a few who are just under a year (acquired last spring as day-old peeps), and just a few of those are laying.

I upped their protein to 20% Flock Raiser mixed with Payback 22% Fryer Ration, as this seemed to help last winter.

I am looking over the flock with an eye for trimming it down a bit, but I do want to give everyone a chance to finish molting before I decide.

Any suggestions?

 

[SilkiesForEver]

None. NO eggs. Not even my banties. But my layer flock did molt heavily, and almost all of them are over 5 years, so I'll cut them some slack.

 

[Faverolling]

Barkinghills, have you tried worming them? Sometimes it'll help egg production. If it isn't that, you could have a few egg-eaters, which roll-out nest boxes would fix.