How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Spartan22]

Oh I'm so sorry to hear that Spartan, that must be so sad.

So I had to go and look this up and this is what Wikipedia told me:
Though the original Marans could also be feather-legged birds, British breeders preferred the clean-legged version, and thus feather-legged Marans are now mainly found in France and the United States. The Australian Poultry Standard recognises both feather- and clean-legged.[4] The American Poultry Association only recognises feather-legged.
So far I've only seen the clean legged ones here and that is what I've got!

Thanks Poulechick!
Yep on feathered legged FBCM, That’s when I know we have the authentic chickens since I paid $24 per chicks from a reputable breeder and I saw in some store they’re selling “Black Marans” for $5/chick but they’re clean legged and lack the Copper on the hackle when matures.

 

[PouleChick]

For the mean time I have 22 beautiful Black Copper Marans and Pendesenca chicks in the brooder all doing great on their first week and 7 eggs in the Brinsea Mini II to hatch in over a week, what have I’ve done? I’ve turned into hatching addict LOL.

that is an awful lot of chicks. Have you got space for them all?

3/3 again this morning - I am so impressed with my Silkies after expecting such low levels of eggs I think I'm getting 5 or 6 a week from her!

 

[PouleChick]

I look at my 14 running around sometimes and think 'what have I done'

 

[New2Chicks97]

We had 8 today! That is the most we have ever gotten at once. My husband is more curious than I am to know which girls are laying and as he puts it which girls are being “slackers”. I know which girls laid 3 of them but the other 5 are a mystery. I will figure it out eventually.

I just wish our Gold Sexlink would regulate and not lay such HUGE eggs all with double or triple yolks. I like her personality so I don’t want her to have a short lifespan because of these crazy big eggs.

 

[PouleChick]

I just wish our Gold Sexlink would regulate and not lay such HUGE eggs all with double or triple yolks. I like her personality so I don’t want her to have a short lifespan because of these crazy big eggs.

How old is she? My Matilda (Harco - a type of hybrid layer) was also giving me lots and lots of doubles to start with but now (8 months old) she hasn't laid a double in ages!

 

[Spartan22]

18 Eggs Today, and a beautiful breezy 70s day that my chickens love.

that is an awful lot of chicks. Have you got space for them all?

We have a big property but I want to limit their access to certain area, also didn’t want to crowd the 2 big coops so I might retire 10 of my 4 yr old layers by September since from the very beginning we only wanted 3 layers but so many beautiful chicken and egg colors and the accidental roo as well as 8 hens first time broodies, we keep on exponentially multiplying.

 

[bruceha2000]

Check which of those 4 year olds are still laying well before you move them out. I have an EE that is 6 and laying 2-3 a week (down from her prime) which is better than some of the younger girls I have.

 

[Spartan22]

Check which of those 4 year olds are still laying well before you move them out. I have an EE that is 6 and laying 2-3 a week (down from her prime) which is better than some of the younger girls I have.

Good thinking Bruce, considering the older lays extra large eggs, maybe I should try those food color technique on their vents before I send them to retirement home. Some almost became pets also since they are so nice and act like puppies, so would be hard. Last year sending 5 yr old layers to freezer camp was hard.

 

[New2Chicks97]

How old is she? My Matilda (Harco - a type of hybrid layer) was also giving me lots and lots of doubles to start with but now (8 months old) she hasn't laid a double in ages!

She is around 5 months old. She was the first to start laying too.

 

[PouleChick]

She is around 5 months old. She was the first to start laying too.

Mine was the first to lay too! My other hybrid has different issues - she spits out the odd soft shelled egg often followed by a thin shell sometimes the same day. I hope she settles and does'nt end up causing me problems!

Some almost became pets also since they are so nice and act like puppies, so would be hard. Last year sending 5 yr old layers to freezer camp was hard.

So tough - don't have to do that yet thank goodness! How touhg is a 5 year old hen to eat?