How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Knobby]

1

 

[Ponypoor]

3 eggs today, from Helmi, Brel and Juin

Juin’s egg was so thin that Helmi smooshed it when she sat on it. I rescued it before it made a mess and cooked it up for them, which made them happy. I really wish she’d just molt and take a break from laying, it’s been well past a year now. How long can they go without molting? Surely she won’t wait until next autumn… right?

We’re expecting 6” of snow tomorrow, which is a bummer for the girls, but I’m looking forward to it!

I’ll send you all my snow and as a bonus the cold temps! You good with -19c?? Nice and crisp! Nothing says winter like frost bitten cheeks

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, I found one on the hen house floor, saved it and put it in my pocket where it would be safe and warm.

Crunch…..

 

[Delphene]

i got 9 eggs today out of 10 hens that should be laying at this time woohooo.

1 There slowing down because of winter

 

[Zobot0110]

One.
But I found her pecking it and eating it. Why would she do that?? I took it out it nesting box and she keeps looking for it.

 

[SkyAJK]

My silkie pullet started laying eggs, went three weeks and then went broody!

I tried to break her but after 6 weeks she was losing weight so I relented and gave her two chicks. Not easy finding chicks here at Christmas!

Of course she’s and awesome mama being a silkie
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Yep two silkie babies for her. And they are likely both cockerels

Anywhooo - today I got 14 eggs, and again none of them were frozen amazingly. The barn is hovering around 0C inside (-11c outside).

I love having mother hen sitting on her eggs and raising chicks. They are so adorable beyond anything! Love it and love it!!

My excessively broody Wyandotte Pretty spring 2023 did sit on 2 eggs, hatched out 2 beautiful babies, raised them with love then pecked at them badly to kick them out at just 5 weeks. I took over after that.

Then 2024 spring Pretty did it again, with 1 egg and a beautiful chick, this time it lasted 6 weeks, and she was growling first for many days before she nastily peck at her kid to kick it out. I took over this one also.

Pretty had been mother hen from A-Z twice already. It is other's turn for motherhood. For now, no more hatching as I have 13 which is all I can manage.

The reason Pretty was mother hen in 2 consecutive years is that she came to me at 6 months with a friend she grew up with, the next day I found out her friend is a late boomer rooster, I returned him, she was so sad, did not or drink, a nervous headless chicken.

Pretty took sometime to bond with an older Wyandotte Meta she was housed with. Meta stood by her side while she was struggling to lay her first egg. Pretty was so loved by Meta and they were always together. As fate had it, Meta passed away after their short happiness, so Pretty was alone again,she does not bond with anyone else in the flock. I let her be mother hen twice with the hope that she creates her own flock with her kids, but that failed on both attempted. Her kids always stand near her or close enough not to get peck at by her.

She is broody so many times this spring, now summer we are in. Broody and molting at the same time. Still not bond with anyone in the flock. I love her very much and feeling her loss as well.

 

[SkyAJK]

One.
But I found her pecking it and eating it. Why would she do that?? I took it out it nesting box and she keeps looking for it.

My hens do that when the egg crack a bit, I think they can smell the egg material and went for it.

 

[SlowDancer]

Got 3 eggs, one from each chicken, even the one with crossed beak. She is the most inconsistent one but she tends to lay the largest eggs.

 

[SkyAJK]

2 eggs yesterday.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

11 today.
4 blue, 7 brown.