How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[chrissynemetz]

None today

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

Yup, I jinxed it (a little). Four pretty eggs today (instead of the regular 5) - Martha's blue, both Eggers' greens and a round brown (either the Barred Rock or Buff Orpington...I think.)

And Martha didn't smear her egg with muddy footprints for a change! Nice, CLEAN blue. She must play with them after she lays, I swear... [And despite all my efforts to keep a clean, dry path through the inner run & coop to the nest boxes, sheesh!]

They had a special treat today - I cooked oatmeal with eggs mixed in and some long-frozen blueberries from the back of the freezer that plumped up nicely. Very popular...kept them busy and out of the way while I cleaned out the coop [instead of certain girls "helping" & getting in the way!]

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

Today I collected 2 eggs from my 10 layers.
From Oct 20th to Nov 27th I got 0 eggs. Nada. Nil. Zilch. It was a rough molt. November 28th - Dec 4th 1 hen started laying, 5 eggs in 1 week. (Go Annie!) Dec 5th - 12th Maggie joined in and the 2 hens laid a total of 12 eggs in 8 days. December 13th Tawny started laying and I got 3 eggs! Woohoo!

YAY, Annie, Maggie & Tawny! You go, girls, WOOT! Bet they all look pretty in their new feathers, too.

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

I started cleaning out the nest boxes this morning quick glance thought they were all empty. I hear soft hen chatter and suddenly Annie pops her head out the open top and looks at me confused! Oops! Sorry Annie, I'll come back later

After all, it's a PRIVATE function! My girls look up from the nests at me like, "HEY! Can't you see I'm INDISPOSED here? A little privacy, please!" I find myself verbally apologizing (like they care???), gently closing the nest box lid and backing away...

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

When I tugged on the last one it felt heavy. Then I heard a squak and whole lot of wing flapping. Sorry Lacey, didn’t see you there.

Ooooh, Lacey REALLY didn't appreciate being disturbed then...quite the protest! Mine have glared & grumbled but never flapped at me when I've found them "busy" on the nest, but our nest boxes don't move with them inside either, so guess she was justified!

 

[Tstraub]

Ooooh, Lacey REALLY didn't appreciate being disturbed then...quite the protest! Mine have glared & grumbled but never flapped at me when I've found them "busy" on the nest, but our nest boxes don't move with them inside either, so guess she was justified!

She didn’t come at me. I was on the outside of the coop she went away from me into the coop.

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

She didn’t come at me. I was on the outside of the coop she went away from me into the coop.

It didn't sound like she came at you (she's not that kind of girl, right? ) just was startled so she flapped, like "Whooaaa, what's happening? Earthquake! I'm outta here..." Hope she returned soon after and contentedly continued her business!

 

[Tstraub]

It didn't sound like she came at you (she's not that kind of girl, right? ) just was startled so she flapped, like "Whooaaa, what's happening? Earthquake! I'm outta here..." Hope she returned soon after and contentedly continued her business!

There is a reason that people who are startled easily are called chickens. She just ran away like the chicken she is. And she came back to lay. She is 1/2 of my currently laying birds. I have 2 girls that are laying regularly and 13 free loaders. Taking the winter off

 

[Sequel]

After yesterday's disappointment of finding a broken softshell egg under the roost, today was as good as it gets. Seven perfect, clean eggs from my seven chickens.

I've started to let them out to free range for an hour or two in the evenings. I think it makes them happier.

Have you noticed they are EXTREMELY happy to see you since you’ve been letting them out?

 

[Sequel]

I had 5 out of 5 yesterday.