How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[MayBerg]

4/4 today.
Black star and red star lay everyday. To me feels abnormal a bit. I am not used to hens laying everyday. Hopefully their lives won't end badly due to so much laying.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Had 8 big girls, 1 banty of 4.

 

[Smokerbill]

6 hen fruit were laid today and I sold a dozen.

 

[Winderdear]

2 today, from Juin and Juillet

 

[Tattersail]

All 11 ladies contributed today. There was a watermelon that had blossom end rot that became an unexpected but welcome treat.

 

[2 chiks n a roo]

1 today, from reliable Juin.

Juillet tried to lay in the heat of the day again, then gave up after an hour. She’ll likely lay in the early morning.

Août has been dropping her wing feathers, so I’m thinking she’s starting to molt. I assume the eggs will come less frequently and then not at all when this happens, but I’ve never been through this before, as this batch were my first chickens.

My three little chicks are doing well, though my new Dominique Marzo, who ricochets around the brooder like a pinball, went and scraped her little foot. I’m trying to find a way to treat it to prevent infection and stop her or the others from picking at it. Any advice is welcome!

Use a waterproof antibacterial ointment designed for horses for cuts on all animals including cats/chickens. Here in NZ we have filtabac cream. I even use it myself.
If you can't get anything, mix a paste of cinnamon and basil. Apply it and put a small bandaid to stop dirt getting in.
Both basil and cinnamon are antibacterial and antiseptic. If you're worried about it getting wet, use waterproof bandaids

 

[chrissynemetz]

2 today.

 

[2 chiks n a roo]

1 from poor sick mumma, 6wks in, still got pneumonia but slowly getting better. Thank gawd for antibacterial herbs & spices.
6 of her 7 daughters, although ones just laid hers a few mins ago, it's 6.21pm, dark, freezing already so I'm not opening their hut to collect it.. she's getting later and later. Damn neighbour doesn't help, every time the girls are trying to lay, he sets my dogs off. He should know better cos the 2 old girls used to belong to him.

Not getting to the market for 4 wks, there's 16 doz eggs in the fridge... I need to find some easy recipes

 

[Winderdear]

Use a waterproof antibacterial ointment designed for horses for cuts on all animals including cats/chickens. Here in NZ we have filtabac cream. I even use it myself.
If you can't get anything, mix a paste of cinnamon and basil. Apply it and put a small bandaid to stop dirt getting in.
Both basil and cinnamon are antibacterial and antiseptic. If you're worried about it getting wet, use waterproof bandaids

Thank you! It doesn’t look like filtabac is available in the US unfortunately, but I will note down the basil/cinnamon paste for next time! I tried a bandaid, but the cut was right next to her toe nail and difficult to wrap because she was so small. It’s currently scabbed over and seems to not be a problem for her, but I’m keeping an eye on it.

 

[Jakemedic]

7 yesterday
1110 eggs for the year so far! Our ladies are laying!