How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[bruceha2000]

However, I still was unable to figure out where she was laying any eggs. Hopefully next Spring and Summer I can find them!

My guess is they will be rotten by then

1 today .... that I know of. No eggs in the hay feeders today.

 

[smfarman]

5 eggs today for me (1 white and 4 brown)

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have 5 one being double I have a few birds just getting old enough to lay this was huge and brown 2 in silkie

 

[karenerwin]

I got 12 eggs yesterday ( Wednesday).
@bruceha2000 I would think they would be gone ( eaten or disintegrated) if they were from the previous year! I would hope so any way!! Man, would they be stinky otherwise. Now you've made me nervous if I find any turkey eggs, I'll have to be sure to float test them first!

 

[bruceha2000]

Likely 3.
Went out at 8 after putting the trash and recycle bins out at the road. Aurora was already in the wall feeder!!!!! And Daisy looked like she planned to jump right in there with her. I took Aurora out and put her in the nest in th coop with the hay. She turned right around and headed back to the wall feeder I moved her again, she came right back out. So I closed the auto door, went and fetched her AGAIN and put her back in the coop. She escaped before I could get the door unhooked to close it. Spent a fair bit of time chasing her around, finally caught her (all chickens going nuts of course) and put her in the closed nest box from the outside. Then went on the hunt for Daisy which again resulted in a bunch of whacked out hens. Most of them went in the "spare coop". I got all of them out but Daisy, FINALLY caught her and put her in the coop as well. No escape, those eggs HAVE to come out.

Went back out at 11:30. 2 eggs in the closed box and Sophia was in the danged wall feeder! Likely because she was locked out of the coop (at least I hope so). I moved her to the closed box and she stayed. I let the other 2 out of the coop.

Sure hope Aurora gives up on the wall feeder "nest" idea. I guess I'll have to spend a lot of time going out to the barn to shortcut her from laying there again.

 

[karenerwin]

Likely 3.
Went out at 8 after putting the trash and recycle bins out at the road. Aurora was already in the wall feeder!!!!! And Daisy looked like she planned to jump right in there with her. I took Aurora out and put her in the nest in th coop with the hay. She turned right around and headed back to the wall feeder I moved her again, she came right back out. So I closed the auto door, went and fetched her AGAIN and put her back in the coop. She escaped before I could get the door unhooked to close it. Spent a fair bit of time chasing her around, finally caught her (all chickens going nuts of course) and put her in the closed nest box from the outside. Then went on the hunt for Daisy which again resulted in a bunch of whacked out hens. Most of them went in the "spare coop". I got all of them out but Daisy, FINALLY caught her and put her in the coop as well. No escape, those eggs HAVE to come out.

Went back out at 11:30. 2 eggs in the closed box and Sophia was in the danged wall feeder! Likely because she was locked out of the coop (at least I hope so). I moved her to the closed box and she stayed. I let the other 2 out of the coop.

Sure hope Aurora gives up on the wall feeder "nest" idea. I guess I'll have to spend a lot of time going out to the barn to shortcut her from laying there again.

Can you temporarily put something across the top of the wall feeders to prevent the hens from being able to get in them to lay their eggs?

 

[bruceha2000]

I could! Good idea. The alpacas could still pull out of the sides as they always do. I ASSUME the girls won't lay on a flat board.

Sophia did her job, laid in the closed nest box even though the coop door was open.

 

[karenerwin]

I got 9 eggs today.

 

[BallyFarm]

I got 14 eggs from 15 chickens and one duck! That great for the weather.

 

[karenerwin]

I got 14 eggs from 15 chickens and one duck! That great for the weather.

That's a great egg count! Welcome to the thread!