How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Chickassan]

Update: I got two, Lulu popped one out about half an hour before sunset.

 

[TheLittleFarm18]

Isn't that a load of fun does she have room for a proper hatch ?

Lord I hope so, this is my first dealings with a broody. She has plenty of room to stand and lay, it's actually a pretty good size and she did a fine job of cleaning up the space

 

[pennyJo1960]

Have to update mine as well main coop is now 7 silky land is 3

 

[PouleChick]

Down to only 1 or 2 eggs a day the last few. Still no sign of another blue one - I hope she isn't laying under a bush!

 

[bruceha2000]

I finally got a blue egg

Isn't it pretty!


Got 3 yesterday. 2 were from 6.5 year old girls. A 74g from Zorra (black Australorp that hasn't moulted yet this year) and a blue 70g from Persephone (EE that finished moulting). Also a green 60g from Penelope (3.5 Y/O old EE who hasn't moulted).

 

[PouleChick]

Finally got a 2nd blue egg (well that I've found anyway!) and it was in the coop (next to the nesting box but getting there!). So now have pinky brown, tan brown and blue, just waiting on my Marans for those chocolate eggs and my Faverolles for white then next year I can hopefully get some green ones from the offspring

So a total of 3/4 - not been able to say more than 3 for ages with the broody silkies and the rest being babies very exciting - and sorely needed as after cake making etc over the weekend I was down to only 2 eggs ! Hoping the silkies will start up soon again as well.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have to wait till spring for my dark eggs also do get all but white no white egg layers here decided to take the Legbar to auction she is kinda odd one out also another one that lays a banty egg I have 4 silky for banty I make bite sized deviled eggs from them

 

[pennyJo1960]

So where did we all go getting between 8 and 12 a day now
oh but 1 silky as 2 went broody so gave them 8 eggs all green or large blue
will get more green layers with the lavender rooster

 

[PouleChick]

Hi Penny! Sorry lost the thread as there were no alerts ! One of my silkies has started laying again and as I said last time my Araucana so I'm now up to a possible 5/ day. Most days I'm getting 3 I'd say.

gave them 8 eggs all green or large blue
will get more green layers with the lavender rooster

What do you mean by a lavender rooster? What breed for the blue and green eggs? Hoping to breed my own green eggs using my Araucanas as the blue stock and adding in some Cream Legbars next year.

Had my first real chicken husbandry day today, my Harco (black hybrid) Matilda had a gross poo ball on her butt so we bought her inside (away from the protective eyes of the roosters!) and pulled a few feathers and trimmed some others so she is now poop free! Also caught Doris the Slightly Dim Silkie and cut her poor long witches nails (they were already long when she then had 2 back to back broody periods!)) and gave her hair a bit of a trim over her eyes - she seemed so much happier when she was taken back out!

 

[TheLittleFarm18]

Lost my rooster and two of my hens to a fox just hatched out 8 last week but I think they all hens so I just put 13 eggs in incubator...fingers crossed for a rooster....lol who the hell wishes for a rooster ...I do miss my Mr Marty