How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[tntchix]

back to 2/2

Set them down to fill a feeder bucket real quick...dog stole one egg.

 

[ShinShien]

yesterday 5/20

today 11/20 so far

what's with the high-to-low numbers?

 

[tntchix]

that time of year, i guess

 

[draye]

12 on 9/28/2014
7-- on 9/29/2014
16-on 9-30-2014
13 on 10/1/2014

 

[Handyhens]

I got an egg each from my two laying pullets, Gloria and Hazel.

 

[karenerwin]

Only 7 today

 

[Blooie]

8/10....Agatha's gone broody. Katiebug and the broody. <sigh> Well, got some eggs coming for her. Pretty sad state of affairs when I hafta order eggs for a chicken.

 

[jtn42248]

NEW RECORD!!!!!

My girls did a bang up job today. 21 eggs from 22 hens. Have been averaging 17-19 for about a month but today was the winner.

 

[Blooie]

I hope you guys remember the story of my 8 year old granddaughter Katie and her chicken, Agatha. Just in case, Agatha went broody while Ken and I were in Jackson and Katie was afraid that Aggie died in the nest until her mom called and I told her what was going on. Jenny explained it 'delicately" to Katie, who then lamented, "Oh, great! Agatha's gone broody and Gramma doesn't have a rooster so the eggs aren't fertile." Then she moved Agatha off the nest, took out the 2 Marans' eggs from under her, and replaced the wooden egg, commenting that if Agatha tried to hatch that she'd just end up with splinters in her hiney.

Well, Ken and I were out of town Wednesday for our oldest granddaughter's wedding on Saturday and Katie and mom were in charge again. We got home on Monday and all the chicken chores had been done so Tuesday evening after we got home I went out to check everything. I heard the gate open and Katie called to me, "Gramma, are you in the coop?"

She poked her head in and the look on her face was total disappointment. She said she'd wanted me to wait for her before I went out to the coop so she could show me her surprise. Seems she remembered that when I had 19 chickens and one roo the eggs were coming fast, so I stored a few cartons in the little used garage fridge. She went out to the garage, selected 9 eggs (because 9 seemed like a nice chicken family size) and brought them into the house to warm up for a day or so. Then she rousted Agatha off the nest and stuck those eggs under her. She told me that when Agatha came back in and saw all of those eggs she was so happy because she'd able to raise a family.

She was so earnest and proud while she was tellling me all of this - she told me that the eggs said they were laid in July (okay, so I really spaced that they were in there!) and since we had roosters then the eggs must be fertile. I praised her to high heaven because she'd been worried about her chicken, she'd thought about a solution to the problem and then handled it herself. And she's right, Agatha has never been happier - or broodier!

So we just ordered some fertile eggs and they'll be here tomorrow. I just hope she doesn't notice that the color assortment won't be the same as what she slipped under Agatha, but maybe I can keep her from seeing Agatha off the nest.

Our egg count is about to go up.

 

[Renee572]

I hope you guys remember the story of my 8 year old granddaughter Katie and her chicken, Agatha.  Just in case, Agatha went broody while Ken and I were in Jackson and Katie was afraid that Aggie died in the nest until her mom called and I told her what was going on.  Jenny explained it 'delicately" to Katie, who then lamented, "Oh, great!  Agatha's gone broody and Gramma doesn't have a rooster so the eggs aren't fertile."  Then she moved Agatha off the nest, took out the 2 Marans' eggs from under her, and replaced the wooden egg, commenting that if Agatha tried to hatch that she'd just end up with splinters in her hiney.

Well, Ken and I were out of town Wednesday for our oldest granddaughter's wedding on Saturday and Katie and mom were in charge again.  We got home on Monday and all the chicken chores had been done so Tuesday evening after we got home I went out to check everything.  I heard the gate open and  Katie called to me, "Gramma, are you in the coop?"

She poked her head in and the look on her face was total disappointment.  She said she'd wanted me to wait for her before I went out to the coop so she could show me her surprise.  Seems she remembered that when I had 19 chickens and one roo the eggs were coming fast, so I stored a few cartons in the little used garage fridge.  She went out to the garage, selected 9 eggs (because 9 seemed like a nice chicken family size) and brought them into the house to warm up for a day or so.  Then she rousted Agatha off the nest and stuck those eggs under her. She told me that when Agatha came back in and saw all of those eggs she was so happy because she'd able to raise a family.


She was so earnest and proud while she was tellling me all of this - she told me that the eggs said they were laid in July (okay, so I really spaced that they were in there!) and since we had roosters then the eggs must be fertile.  I praised her to high heaven because she'd been worried about her chicken, she'd thought about a solution to the problem and then handled it herself.  And she's right, Agatha has never been happier - or broodier!

So we just ordered some fertile eggs and they'll be here tomorrow.  I just hope she doesn't notice that the color assortment won't be the same as what she slipped under Agatha, but maybe I can keep her from seeing Agatha off the nest.

Our egg count is about to go up.

that's awesome, your granddaughter is so smart and knows so much about chickens! I'm still learning chicken stuff so clear me up... you have to replace the eggs because while they may have been fertile they were refrigerated and can't hatch anymore right? Good luck with it, I hope it all works out. I am looking to hatch some eggs in the spring but I doubt I'll get a broody so I'll have to incubate them myself.