How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Perris]

1 Swedish Flower Hen and 1 SF cock, 2 Lavender Araucanas (1 broody), 2 Norfolk Greys (the late starters; but very nice birds, one of them's really elegant), and the RIR (who prolapsed).

 

[Spartan22]

19 Eggs Today

 

[pennyJo1960]

I had 5 and a new feather bed

 

[PouleChick]

I was so busy yesterday i think I didn't collect any / many but there were 4 this morning but i think 2 from 2 hens so wondering if my Sussex has gone off the lay (hoping she isn't thinking about going broody again - broody coops are full!).

 

[New2Chicks97]

We got 10 today

I was surprised because all 5 of our EE girls laid and they don’t usually all lay in the same day for whatever reason. Today was the day the brown egg layers slacked off, As 6 of the eggs were from the EE & our Favaucana.

I am waiting for the BCM hen to start laying again. She has laid once since I brought her home but I think the adjustment to a new home has thrown her for a loop. She is such a flighty thing anyway, she’s almost scared of her own shadow.

And I can’t wait for the light Brahma to start laying so I can see what color her eggs will be. She squats just like all of my laying hens/pullets and her comb is getting red so it should be soon.

 

[bruceha2000]

One of my 18 week old Barred Rocks has been squatting for a few days. Seems early to me though her face and wattles are red.

2 of my moulting birds are laying again! Nuit (Black Australorp) is getting her new tail feathers in but Cassie (EE) still looks pretty rough. Both surprised me.

 

[Spartan22]

I was so busy yesterday i think I didn't collect any / many but there were 4 this morning but i think 2 from 2 hens so wondering if my Sussex has gone off the lay (hoping she isn't thinking about going broody again - broody coops are full!).

Are you still letting your broodies hatch?

 

[PouleChick]

Are you still letting your broodies hatch?

Yep, the 2 silkies that went broody again I bought a mix of marans and cream legbar eggs that they are on. the breeder was worried about the fertility as he'd lost one of the CL roos so he ended up giving me 24 eggs for the 12 I paid for - I have about 7 in the incubator, howvever I candled them today and ofthe 7 in the 'bator only 2 look OK - gutted. Need to look better when it is dark!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Went out cleaned the main coop no eggs there yet

 

[karenerwin]

Also would like to know how many years can you expect to get eggs from the hens??

I agree with Penny, however she didn't mention that they slow way down the older they get. A 5 or 6 year hen will probably only lay an egg or two a week instead of laying an egg almost daily.