How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[DoubleMM]

0/3 due to a broody hen -.-

Now ain't she a sweetheart....

 

[whittychick]

I had something really, REALLY weird happen today and I'm almost afraid to say it out loud for fear no one will believe me.  But it happened, it truely did! This morning while I was out cleaning the poop deck, Agatha (one of my EEs) was on her usual nest.  I kinda smiled to myself as she "assumed the position" and dropped a beautiful blue egg.  It's not one bit unusal for them to go right ahead about their business while I'm working in out there.  Doesn't bother them a bit to lay their eggs with an audience, and I've seen several eggs laid while I'm in the coop.  I picked it up from under her while she stood there, and put it in the basket with the other early morning eggs I'd already found. It was still wet!

Later this afternoon I went out to check for eggs again (is everyone as obsessive about that as I am?) and Agatha was back on the same nest.  I was just about to shoo her out so I could see if there were other eggs laid by the rest of the girls when she stood up, hunched up, and dropped another egg!  I was there - I saw it come out of her.  I was stunned.  She stood there for a minute - I stood there for a minute, then I picked up another wet Agatha blue egg.  The first one was laid at 7:30 am and weighed 47 grams.  The second one was laid at 5:15 pm and weighed 49 grams.  Both are perfect.  She has gone about her business for the rest of the evening as if nothing unusual happened.  I've heard that sometimes production hens will lay two in one day - not very often but on occassion - but has anyone ever heard of an EE doing this?  I'm not crazy, I didn't confuse her with another chicken (EEs are pretty doggone easy to tell apart and she's my only white and gold one) and I physically SAW each egg come out and HEARD it thunk on the floor of the nest.  She also laid yesterday, because I had 19/19 for the first time.

Today 15/19 and a real headscratcher. 

That's awesome! And I believe you!

 

[Renee572]

0/3 due to a broody hen -.-

That is one pretty hen!

 

[Renee572]

1/1 but we won't be enjoying it

 

[KentuckyMom]

1/1 but we won't be enjoying it

UGH!!! I did that today. I even put them in a little plastic sand pail to carry ( instead of in my t- shirt) and then, dropped the sand pail and broke 2/3 eggs I had.
3/6 today- one for me and two for the dogs. Sigh!

 

[Renee572]

Bummer kentuckymom. Unfortunately the chickens got to this one before I even had a chance. I am assuming my Penguin laid it last night or early this morning while roosting and it broke so they ate it. It was right under the roost where she normally sits. She's a new layer so I think she's still figuring it out.

 

[newchick6]

2//6

Birds just starting to lay, very exciting:/

 

[Blooie]

Now ain't she a sweetheart....

How'd ya get her to wear that bow tie? Too cute! I dunno how many eggs today - we left town fro the next 4 days and daughter hasn't given me a final tally yet. But we left at 10:00 am and the count was 7 then. Edit: I hit the "quote" on the wrong post, although the "Sweetheart" comment was in response to the same picture I was posting about. One of THOSE days....

 

[WVDoug]

8/16

 

[Chickens R Us]

10/30 looks like I won't be free ranging until later in the afternoon.