How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Ponypoor]

They surprised me with SIX today! The 3 "rainbow girls" and 3 browns - one had the Delaware's white downy feather stuck to it, so that's Jill's. Hope I can memorize its shade of brown so I can recognize hers later...

Sounds wonderful

 

[chrissynemetz]

3 today.

 

[PhantomSlayer]

What do you do with all those eggs, then? Nine girls should've put out a LOT before dark days slowed them down...?

Yeah... Funny thing.,. My mother wanted them for eggs and meat. We got them. i was all in for taking care of them. Girls start laying. Excuses came "Not big enough" or "I will after we finish the store bought eggs". When the time for a store trip came I remind her "We have eggs don't buy any" WAIT FOR IT! 1-2 dozen find their way into the groceries. Hmm... We gave *more like threw* fresh eggs at family friends because we were getting a dozen in 2 days most days lol. I eventually threw my hands up and gave up saving them and so 9 girls, 1 Roo and 2 geese began enjoying daily fresh cracked eggs. No egg eaters yet surprisingly. No broodies sadly either. FYI I'm not a big egg person.

So yeah.. Winter task is looking for ways to put said eggs to use. I'm hoping we get some broodies next year. I'd love to see the chick-hen interactions I read about.. And I sadly can't afford an incubator to hatch any. So yeah selling eggs and chicks are next years task. The money will end up going right back into them anyways lol. They need upgrades. Some of the DIY choices didn't hold up lol

 

[Bac2wild]

2 eggs last two days we will see what today holds

 

[Jakemedic]

6 eggs yesterday. The girls are working hard!

 

[Smokerbill]

One of my girls took a break today, so there were only 6 eggs in the box this morning. Still pretty darned good!

Edited to add:

And that's considering that the length of visible light today is just 9 hours and 44 minutes. Tomorrow's daylight is 6 seconds shorter, and will be the shortest day of the year.

Starting Friday the days will be getting longer, so maybe some of your chickens will start laying more eggs.

Mine haven't been affected at all by the short winter days, at least while they're going through their first laying cycle. I'm wondering if next winter will be different, after they've gone through their first molt???

 

[chrissynemetz]

One of my girls took a break today, so there were only 6 eggs in the box this morning. Still pretty darned good!

Edited to add:

And that's considering that the length of visible light today is just 9 hours and 44 minutes. Tomorrow's daylight is 6 seconds shorter, and will be the shortest day of the year.

Starting Friday the days will be getting longer, so maybe some of your chickens will start laying more eggs.

Mine haven't been affected at all by the short winter days, at least while they're going through their first laying cycle. I'm wondering if next winter will be different, after they've gone through their first molt???

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In my experience, pullets who lay through their first winter usually take a break during their second winter. And pretty much every winter after that. Although you'll have one here and there who'll lay all winter just to keep you guessing.

 

[Tstraub]

Possibly a new or returning layer in the coop. Only 2 of my girls have been laying for the past month or so. My silver laced Wyandotte lays a light brown normal shaped egg. My gold laced Wyandotte has always laid long skinny eggs. Today I got 2 regular shaped brown eggs today. I have 6 pullets that are 5 months in going to have to keep an eye on my barred rock. She is my most likely candidate based on comb color.

 

[PhantomSlayer]

4 nestbox eggs today but sometime this past week during their free range someone laid eggs on the other side of the run by where the straw is stored cause i found 4? Wasn't there last week lol 2 were frozen together in a hunk of ice So had to have been atleast 3 days days ago cause we got cold weather then. Hopefully it doesn't continue to happen.

I have a guess to 3 of the current layers as I've caught them in the nest box in the past two weeks. 2 Australorps (Onyx and Nox) and our light brahma (Brahma Mama). Brahma mama was in there today I reached out to give her a small pet like I do with all the ones I catch in the nesting box and she bit me. She usually lets me give her a small pet. Yesterday I picked her up due to noticing her doing a small limp when running recently. Didn't see anything but she may be holding a grudge x.x

 

[Jakemedic]

Girls laid 5 today.