How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Marle94]

Another Banty egg from Jade, laid since I cleaned the coop around 2pm. Now, if the Golden Comets would get with the program, that would be great.

 

[akroberts1085]

6 from 6 again

 

[BigBlueHen53]

6 from 6 again

109%, can't beat that!

 

[akroberts1085]

109%, can't beat that!

Thank you. I'm really happy that they're all finally putting out because 1 or 2 a day wasn't working for me.

 

[Winderdear]

3 eggs yesterday.
I witnessed something yesterday that might be dominance or ...?
My pullet was flat down on the ground, 1 of her wings slightly stretch out and 2 big hens stood closed and looked at her. 1 big hen seemingly about to peck at the laying down pullet, I screamed NO, the 2 big hens ran off.

I wonder if the 2 hens want to teach the pullet the pecking order or that was simply bullying behaviour. If I see it again today I will just watch a bit longer to see what next.

My pullet is a confidence and happy kid, she just started laying egg this month. I do not want her to tail down and all nervous up.

Laying on the ground with her wing out? Could she have been sunbathing? That’s what my girls look like when they sunbathe at least.

I have a pullet who is low on the pecking order, and whenever she lays down to sunbathe the other pullets come over and peck her and cause her to get up. I don’t think it’s bullying, it seems like they see it as an opportunity to reassert themselves and remind her of her place. It’s never violent though, no bloodshed or feather pulling, just a peck or two on the back. If it’s more than that I would be concerned too.

 

[Winderdear]

3 eggs today from Helmi, Brelly and Marzo

 

[Ponypoor]

Can anyone spot the weirdo? Lol he is back at it today I'm not sure why he's doing this, I guess he is enjoying the girls company idk overlook my coop it's been muddy and nasty outside for a week or so and we got around 3-4 inches of rain yesterday it's been a nightmare trying to keep it clean with all the weather.

He’s a good Roo he is showing them a good nesting spot and helping to protect it

 

[Ponypoor]

A slow day on the farm….

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It is staggeringing what ginormous eggs birds lay in relation to their body size. Human eggs are the size of a period at the end of a sentence on a page of print ....

A whale's ovum is about 100 microns, or about twice the diameter of a human hair.

And to think that a chicken egg is a single cell. Amazing.

 

[SkyAJK]

Laying on the ground with her wing out? Could she have been sunbathing? That’s what my girls look like when they sunbathe at least.

I have a pullet who is low on the pecking order, and whenever she lays down to sunbathe the other pullets come over and peck her and cause her to get up. I don’t think it’s bullying, it seems like they see it as an opportunity to reassert themselves and remind her of her place. It’s never violent though, no bloodshed or feather pulling, just a peck or two on the back. If it’s more than that I would be concerned too.

Thanks. I just let them sort it out themselves now - reasserting and reminding. I will keep a close watch so that it does not end up feather pulling.