How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Spartan22]

Wow 28 Eggs Today, some older hens I guess decided to chip in. Let see tomorrow since I decided to trim their nails (talons?) they might secede from the union dues .

 

[21hens-incharge]

I got 7 today. Best so far this year!

 

[Spartan22]

@PouleChick will vote to keep Prince William - do you have hens to pair with him?

Also voting in candidate #3 Mr. Blue to pair with your BCM for dark eggs, I love all my dark egg layers. Reason I have a hard time getting rid of more BCMs roosters.

Right now on my camp:
Rooster #1 - Eight month old very caring, very mature Black Copper Marans, in the main coop with harem of 11 hens including the 5 assorted oldies, perfect red and black feathering and an obvious alpha over the entire flock, trouble shooter.

Rooster #2 - Seven month old Salmon Favorelle, big giant fluffy gentle roo. Nice to the hens and yet semi aloof - I got 2 Favorelle hens with his group, he hang around with 5 young Marans hen and a rooster #3.

Rooster #3 - Seven month old beautiful Black Copper Marans with perfect comb, hang around with Mr. Favorelle with total 7 hens.

Rooster #4 - Seven month old Black Copper Marans mixed Pendesenca, super aloof but gorgeously regal with perfect leg feathering. He got 3 hens the blue Marans and the olive Eggers.

Rooster #5 - Seven month old BCM, lives in 2nd coop (6X8) with 6 hens, a maran, Sapphire Gems and a RIR, couple of hens kind of raggedy from breeding.

 

[karenerwin]

Hmm, I think I will have to put my roosters on the chopping block ( so to speak) and see who you vote to stay and who goes. But not tonight, I'm much too tired. I am so tired that when I went out to collect eggs and lock up the chickens, I forgot to take the egg carton with me, so I left all 6 eggs for in the morning, or when I get home from work tomorrow.

@penny1960 I'm envious of your eggs you are getting to hatch. I've been looking for a supplier near me, so I could incubate some for the Easter hatch a long, but so far I haven't had any luck. I may just end up hatching more of my own eggs.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I will not have any in time and only have silky to brood them they are all molting but one
had my green girl lay so 5 in the main coop 1 from silky and a feather pillow for whoever as they are silky just 4 of them

 

[PouleChick]

Right now on my camp:

Oh they all sound so lovely! Sounds like 1 is a keeper (although the other boys sound nice too). Do you want more Faverolles? If so then keep him too.

@PouleChick will vote to keep Prince William - do you have hens to pair with him?

I have one Araucana hen but want to breed him with the others too (including the BCMs for olive eggs) to get all different coloured eggs! Also I get frustrated by the size of the Araucana's eggs so would like to see him breed with some of the bigger egg laying girls.

@PouleChick
Also voting in candidate #3 Mr. Blue to pair with your BCM for dark eggs, I love all my dark egg layers. Reason I have a hard time getting rid of more BCMs roosters.

Yeah that is where I'm coming too as well. I kind of got attached to King Louis (and my son Louis named him LOL can you tell ) but need to get real, too many roos, not good for my hens!

If your flock were my flock......
I would keep the white roo and the Marans. I would not have the tiny silkies exposed to the big roos.
I would process all the rest or sell them. I know the bantam boy has an annoying crow. Maybe someone else won't find it bothersome.
That said, any rooster that is aggressive toward humans I would not keep regardless of breed.

Yep it's becoming unanimous! To be honest the weeks it will take to get thier legs in good shape and be sure that I'm not passing on any SLM issues I'm thinking not worth it adn will just have to bite the bullet and process them. Also starting my fabulous new job on the 1st of April so time will be more limited. None of my roos have ever shown any aggressiveness - they'd already be in the freezer if they had - no brainer here as I have a small guy.

Ok. Wow. I just tried to make my imaginary choices for your boys and discovered I couldn't bring myself to cull any of them. So I took them to the local farmers market and sold them to a sweet lady that loves roosters...I've got a really good imagination.

I would definately try to sell them if it wasn't for the SLM.

@PouleChick I agree with @21hens-incharge on the roos. If you want to know what is going into your chicks, meaning keeping blue egg genes and very dark egg genes, you don't want to have your mutts in the mix.

I know, I know but poor King Louis - off with his head!
6 again yesterday - not been down yet this morning!

 

[PouleChick]

Can an easter egger be any breed with araucana?

 

[pennyJo1960]

@PouleChick yes you can just know even though may start a olive egger it is a mixed breed but lot's of fun eggs, this might help need to look at parentage of both thinking so if my boy carries them breeding him gives me this make sense I hope

 

[bruceha2000]

Also starting my fabulous new job on the 1st of April

OK, spill the beans!

Can an easter egger be any breed with araucana?

Sure, you can cross any breed with another. That cross should help keep the blue egg genes in the line.

For clarification sake, are we talking the tailless Araucana with ear tufts or the "it can be any combination of tail or tailless, muffs, beards, ear tufts Araucana? The former is the only thing recognised in the USA as an Araucana but I know the European standards are different.

 

[Whitepinefarm]

3 eggs from 3 hens.