How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[wayneclea]

Yay, 3 for 3, Austra laid the first egg today...

 

[missnu01]

7/7 woo hoo!

 

[bruceha2000]

3 of 3 today...; BUT, just afternoon added 5 more girls to the flock!!!!!!

That could, potentially, put them off for a few days as they get used to the new pecking order.

3/3 again!
And even better, 0/3 escapees into the front garden and next door's kitchen garden!

I bet your neighbor is happy about that!

8 eggs each day Thursday through Saturday, Oddly consistent - 8 eggs each of the last 4 days.

Bruce

 

[magichen]

7 eggs from 9 hens but 2 are just 12 weeks

 

[wayneclea]

only two eggs, Red and Austra.
Goldie took the day off...

 

[bruceha2000]

7 eggs from 9 hens but 2 are just 12 weeks

Then you are doing very well! Congrats.

Bruce

 

[DeepFried]

That could, potentially, put them off for a few days as they get used to the new pecking order.

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The pecking order got established fairly quickly... the boss hen from the old set and new set squared off pretty aggressively; but after about an hour, my rooster (already here) stepped in and put both of them in their places!

Friday after I posted, I went back out to see how the integration was coming... Two newbies had laid- both in the laying boxes at that! Today all 3 of my original flock layed as usual, plus one newbie, again all in the laying boxes. I guess I am an exception to the rule, but I have never had an egg laid other than where they should be.

On a side note, I had also picked up 6 new hens for a friend, and had kept them in the crate until he returned yesterday afternoon. Two laid (in the crate of course) Friday afternoon, and two Saturday morning. Got them to his place about 4:00pm, and one laid an hour later. He sent me a message that one had laid this morning while we were all at church. The good part of the story is that while this is his second flock... these are his FIRST eggs. His first flock were some birds that were past laying age (from one of the people who obviously will take advantage of unknowing newbies). He didn't get an egg for six months, then lost all of them to predators.

 

[Gifa]

Flock Age
11 months
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Zoe​

Nandi​

Inara​

Kaylee​

Yolanda​

Saffron​

Bridget
B. Leghorn​

SLW​

SLW​

EE​

EE​

EE​

EE
Date​

Laying Record​

# of
Eggs
3/25​

4:45pm​

10:00am​

9:15am​

7:45am​

2:00pm​

day off​

3:00pm​

6
3/26​

day off​

11:15am​

11:45am​

9:00am​

5:00pm​

10:00am​

day off​

5
3/27​

9:00am​

11:45pm​

2:30pm​

10:15am​

day off​

11:30pm​

7:45am​

6
3/28​

11:00am​

12:15pm​

day off​

2:30pm​

8:30am​

12:30pm​

9:45am​

6
3/29​

1:00pm​

1:45pm​

8:45am​

day off​

11:00am​

1:15pm​

11:30am​

6
3/30​

3:00pm​

3:15pm​

11:00am​

8:00am​

day off​

2:15pm​

1:30pm​

6
3/31​

5:00pm​

day off​

1:00pm​

9:30am​

12:00pm​

3:30pm​

day off​

5
4/1​

day off​

8:00am​

2:30pm​

10:00am​

4:30pm​

day off​

9:30am​

5
4/2​

8:00am​

9:00am​

4:30pm​

11:30am​

day off​

10:00am​

10:30am​

6​

I had to give up the fancy thumbnail in the corner.

 

[Gifa]

duplicate... post... ugh...

 

[SSAcres]

It's been a wonderful last few days here w/ the youngsters. 6/10 on the 29th, then 7/10 the 30th and 7/10 again on Easter! Way to go girls!! First time we've ever had this many.