How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[chrissynemetz]

3 today.

 

[Winderdear]

If you have some Blue-Kote you can use that. We can’t get it here so I have to get it when I make a border run for shopping.

I also use Aluspray - it’s an aluminium spray for wounds, I have found this also works to stop pecking.

Thank you, I’ll look up Aluspray! I don’t yet have any Blu-Kote, but that was my first thought too. I was told on the emergency forum that Blu-Kote won’t stop her from picking at her toe though, since she’s doing it because it hurts, not just because it’s red. So glad to have so many people here to ask! These forums are a godsend for novice chicken keepers like me

 

[pennyJo1960]

10 from my big girls, 1 banty egg that was layed this morning Friz
was hunched over.
I picked her up to take her outside egg dropped on the floor.

 

[LWalker77]

I got two, my first ever! The first had a hole in the top that appeared to be from a beak, but was otherwise intact. The second, I collected later in the day wasn't broken. Hoping I don't have a hen or rooser that wants to peck the eggs, going to buy some ceramic eggs tomorrow just in case.

 

[Ponypoor]

Thank you, I’ll look up Aluspray! I don’t yet have any Blu-Kote, but that was my first thought too. I was told on the emergency forum that Blu-Kote won’t stop her from picking at her toe though, since she’s doing it because it hurts, not just because it’s red. So glad to have so many people here to ask! These forums are a godsend for novice chicken keepers like me

Yes it’s great to have a wonderful place to ask these sort of questions.

If she is pecking at it that’s an issue for sure. So you know how she injured it?

 

[Winderdear]

Yes it’s great to have a wonderful place to ask these sort of questions.

If she is pecking at it that’s an issue for sure. So you know how she injured it?

I don’t know, unfortunately. She has been picking at it in the night, I can hear her screaming when she does, so I tried putting neosporin on it like I was told (something I have on hand), and that seems to have helped her to ignore it. Seems like she’s sleeping peacefully now.

 

[Smokerbill]

Seven eggs again today. I fed them a handful of weeds and a big leaf from my collard greens as a reward.

 

[Winderdear]

2 today, from Juin and Juillet.

Juillet laid her egg sometime in the night; another half brown/half white egg due to heavy bloom. My husband has taken to calling them her “Amazing Color Changing Eggs”, so I may start referring to them that way from now on

Edit: wanted to add that my chick’s toe injury seems to no longer be bothering her!

 

[Nym]

2 greens from the Araucana girls. Betty frizzle is moulting so that means her two daughters won't be laying either lol

 

[chrissynemetz]

2 today.