How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[preciouschick]

6 eggs out of 6 layers. only 7 chickens more to go!

9 eggs today. All different variations of colors. 8 from my ISA browns.
The light beige one in the middle is from my black chicken. They are gradually getting bigger. Some days 3 of my hens are slackers!! But that's okay. They are using 3 boxes now. 6 in one, 2 in the other and 1 in the last. They lay where they want but this seems to be normal. Thank you my beautiful girls.

 

[West-Gin Farm]

10 yesterday!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Okay late but yesterday was 9 oh new blue layer banty size

 

[KerriChick]

2 eggs today from my 2 egg laying pullets, one other pullet of my 4 is squatting and her hip bones are 2 fingers wide so hopefully very soon...no eggs yesterday other than a soft one under the roost due to extreme heat the day before. The one from my Marans was super speckled!

 

[Willow2253]

2, and I caught my EE pullet hanging out in a nest this morning so now I’m getting excited for her to start laying.

 

[HappyClucker7]

2 out of 3 today!

 

[preciouschick]

2 eggs today from my 2 egg laying pullets, one other pullet of my 4 is squatting and her hip bones are 2 fingers wide so hopefully very soon...no eggs yesterday other than a soft one under the roost due to extreme heat the day before. The one from my Marans was super speckled!

Since I am new at this. please explain about the hip measuring. I get the reason just not the how to measure.

 

[KerriChick]

(sorry for the mini hijack)
If you hold them backwards and feel where their pubic(not hip-sorry my goof) bones are on either side of their vent, if they are laying or near laying age you should be able to get at least two fingers in between the bones. Non-laying pullets will have narrow pubic bones still-I can hardly get a finger between the bones on my Brahma-she will be a good while yet!

This is way less gross than it sounds if you come from their belly and put your fingers on their soft underfeathers, you don't actually have to touch the vent. It's a quick way to maybe figure out who has started laying if you get a mystery egg, or if you are just curious. Hope I explained this right, I am new at it myself but it has been helpful.

I also find it funny because when chickens cluck their vent moves. It always makes me laugh to feel their vents moving along to their noises...but I'm easily amused.

 

[preciouschick]

(sorry for the mini hijack)
If you hold them backwards and feel where their pubic(not hip-sorry my goof) bones are on either side of their vent, if they are laying or near laying age you should be able to get at least two fingers in between the bones. Non-laying pullets will have narrow pubic bones still-I can hardly get a finger between the bones on my Brahma-she will be a good while yet!

This is way less gross than it sounds if you come from their belly and put your fingers on their soft underfeathers, you don't actually have to touch the vent. It's a quick way to maybe figure out who has started laying if you get a mystery egg, or if you are just curious. Hope I explained this right, I am new at it myself but it has been helpful.

I also find it funny because when chickens cluck their vent moves. It always makes me laugh to feel their vents moving along to their noises...but I'm easily amused.

Thanks for the info. I was just curious. Now I know. I have 12 ISA browns and 1 black sexlink. All are laying except the 4 younger ISA's. They started early. 15 weeks for one and 16-18 for the others. I knew who was laying by their squatting. Funniest thing I have seen. Had to google that one.

 

[drstratton]

Pretty eggs!

Thank you Chrissy! I love seeing everyones eggs! I'm hoping if I keep posting pictures of mine...then some others will join in...hint, hint...lol!