How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[TXchickmum]

That is amazing!! What breeds do you have? I'm hoping that my older breeds will have long laying lives (kind of figure my 'layers' I got to get us going will peter out pretty quickly!) - I've already decided not to give them extra light in the winter or anything - just let them do thier natural thing!

I have a Red Star, Black Australorp, Barred Rock, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Lavender Orpingtons, and an old English Game Bantam. I don't supplement with light, either. I figure they need the rest over winter (which is only about 8 - 10 weeks, here). My OEGB just came off of a broody spell (about two/three weeks). -made us laugh, that at seven she still thought she needed to sit on eggs and be a mama. She was never a good broody (would only sit about three days) when she was young. Hoot!

 

[pennyJo1960]

10 from the main coop at 3pm 3 of 4 Silky their coop.
My 4 little Marans peeps are with their new Mom now my Black Silky went broody again
took all four out she lifted her skirt they ran under.. got out my sewing room

 

[Spartan22]

18 Eggs Today, and broody #1 has 2 chicks tonite.

 

[PouleChick]

I have a Red Star, Black Australorp, Barred Rock, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Lavender Orpingtons, and an old English Game Bantam

Cute!

I don't supplement with light, either. I figure they need the rest over winter (which is only about 8 - 10 weeks, here)

That is what I figure too - that letting them rest will obviously mean less eggs in the depths of winter (although some of mine are listed as being good winter layers) but will hopefully extend laying out the end! To be fair we are pretty far south so isn't like being somewhere very north dark wise!

My OEGB just came off of a broody spell (about two/three weeks). -made us laugh, that at seven she still thought she needed to sit on eggs and be a mama. She was never a good broody (would only sit about three days) when she was young. Hoot!

Awww that is funny! I have read that older hens make great mama's!

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Hi Spartan - not sure how you are adding your photos but it always tells me I dont' have permission and just shows as words!

1 so far this morning - I'm hoping my other girl will lay though so I have 2 - it is a bit sill with the chicks and mama and broodies I have 9 chickens but only getting 1 or 2 a day now

 

[Spartan22]

Hi Spartan - not sure how you are adding your photos but it always tells me I dont' have permission and just shows as words!

Because you don’t have permission. LOL, am not sure what’s going on with that too, since I add them the way I’ve always been doing them, an icon from the app then upload. Sorry am going to try it the different way.

 

[PouleChick]

Because you don’t have permission. LOL

I've been blacklisted

So 2/2 (or is it 2/3!) today but another shell-less one - 2nd in the last couple of days - what is going on with that????

 

[bruceha2000]

That is unusual, especially a young bird.

but will hopefully extend laying out the end

I am doing "no winter light" for the same reason. Since none of them will be culled for poor laying, I am hoping they will be able to lay more years than if I force them to lay year round.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Poule might want post send message to a moderator if you can't I believe that
you cannot post photos

 

[PouleChick]

Poule might want post send message to a moderator if you can't I believe that
you cannot post photos

I've got no problems posting my own photos - I just can never see @Spartan22 photos - which are added as an attachment not inserted as a photo I'm not sure how that changes things but it just shows for me not having permissions when I try to click on the link with the attachment. Boo hoo!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Have you signed out then back in ? just taking some basic ideas alright or cleared your cache