How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[GC-Raptor]

4/5 yesterday, 6/5 today, WOW. My amazing girls! GC

 

[chickendreams24]

Top two and middle are Whiting True Blue (obviously the center one is off on egg color

) and the left one is your typical EE.

Beautiful! I may have a chance to hatch some whiting true blues here soon. What's your impression of them? I know theyre supposed to be flighty, I'm hoping if handled a lot as chicks that might lessen. Do they pick on each other? We have a very docile flock.

 

[RawhideChicks]

Got my first ever egg today!!!!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Got my first ever egg today!!!!!

that is always exciting the first egg
congratulations

 

[pennyJo1960]

guess I am at 8 of 18 today momma pullet is keeping close
tabs on her little charge there

 

[mamatink7]

8 today

 

[Aquarices]

Someone laid their first egg today!! She needed a little encouragement from a ceramic egg, but two days later she dropped her own!

 

[Spartan22]

14 of 18

 

[karenerwin]

I have been crushing up all the egg shells and putting them in the girls feed and their egg shells hardness has really improved .


I lost a lady in the high winds Sunday as she was found out in the open and not under one of the sheds and she was a nice egg layer and I found an egg under her, funny how life is and the way life works .

Sorry to hear that you lost another hen. You are going to need some replacements soon!! It seems like I am always battling shell hardness. I know part of the reason is because they eat too much stuff other than egg layer feed. I almost always have oyster shell out, but often they won't eat it.

0 I've been getting 0. I've had to buy eggs two e now. My family got used to eating eggs all the time. I'm so bummed. I have 5 hens. They are 2 1/2 years old. Is it over or they just taking a break? Lol. Now I just have feathered pets, I guess. My son loves them.

I agree with the post below, that they could be molting. However at 2 1/2 years old they will be slowing way down on egg laying. I would seriously consider adding in some younger birds if you want to continue to get a steady supply of eggs.

Oh those crazy days of no eggs

. I'm going through that now. All of my layers went through molt for the first time. Right at the same time

. Lost all feathers on heads, lots on backs and butts. Pillow fight anyone??? Feathers everywhere.
Anyway. Don't worry. They might be molting. Very hot weather and rain set mind off. Most feathers are back but it's been 3 months with no eggs. My new girls started a few. Got 3 from one of my new ones last week and several others are showing signs. Just watch the girls. If they are losing feathers= molt. If they still squat when you're close, chances are you will have more eggs from them but you might want to look into a few young pullets.

 

[karenerwin]

I forgot to add that I got 10 eggs today.