How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[jlwquilter]

Oh I forgot. I got a toenail egg today. At least I knew what it was from the info from this thread!

Doesn’t look like the membrane was broken so I’ll use it tomorrow for breakfast.

 

[karenerwin]

I’ve always wondered about the egg song. I’d think announcing to all the predators in the area that you just laid an egg wouldn’t be the best idea.

What I read or heard somewhere is that the egg song is not to announce that the hen laid an egg, but rather it is to announce "Hey where is everybody?" The thought is that "in the wild" a flock of chickens would continue to move around and the hen needed to know where to find her flock when she was done. Usually ( at least at my house) the egg song is answered by the flock & rooster, so the hen knows where to find the flock!

12 eggs at my house today. The Barred rock was back on the nest again this evening, but was not there all day and there were NO eggs in that nest this morning, so maybe she has just decided to sleep in the nest box?

 

[pennyJo1960]

What breed is she that she lays 2 eggs a day??

Must have a second layer she does not know of ... only 5 girls pretty ticked gave them three new roomies yesterday have 4 more next day or so then another 4 and a EE cockerel to raise

 

[Sueby]

What breed is she that she lays 2 eggs a day??

They are red sex links. It doesn't happen every day, just a fluke.

Must have a second layer she does not know of ...

Nope, 4 hens, 5 eggs! I collect every morning (and we have 4 every day, I didn't miss one) & they are locked up at night so there is no other possibility. Dorothy is an overachiever! She is the only one that lays in this specific nest box & her eggs are beautifully speckled so I know it was her. I kind of feel bad for the poor thing, that must not have been fun.

 

[jlwquilter]

Different start to the day. Found an egg on the pavers in the run. Looks like that egg I found last week by the water pan - same colouring. Makes me think I didn’t miss it the previous day or it was hidden but early lay after all.

Also found a blue egg under the roost board. Pretty sure it’s Buffy’s. Thinking her failed attempt to lay yesterday afternoon results in a very early ‘oops’ lay at first light. It fell
6 feet into the sand without damage!

 

[culturalinfidel]

Went out to the coop to find 3 eggs and 1 dead hen. She was under the roost solid as a rock in rigor. So we are down to 4 girls in the coop. Ordering from Hoover's sooner than later it appears. Was going to wait until fall, but, I want to get our flock back up and running asap.

 

[jlwquilter]

Went out to the coop to find 3 eggs and 1 dead hen. She was under the roost solid as a rock in rigor. So we are down to 4 girls in the coop. Ordering from Hoover's sooner than later it appears. Was going to wait until fall, but, I want to get our flock back up and running asap.

Sorry to hear that

On the bright side - new chicks!

 

[jlwquilter]

14 eggs yesterday. All good in the hood.

 

[culturalinfidel]

Sorry to hear that

On the bright side - new chicks!

Thanks, Blackbeard/Beardoo was family favorite.

New chicks though! Super Excited! Getting a variety... Golden Polish, Calico Princess, Delaware, Cinnamon Queen, Prarie Bluebell Egger, maybe a Leghorn. Bumping our flock back up to 10!

 

[jlwquilter]

Sounds fun!