I struck gold today (pic)

[sara]

Ok, well not really. However today was the first day in weeks I got more than one egg in a day. I've been lucky to get one every other day. I did a double take when I looked in the box. My two year old was thrilled to have an egg to put in each of his pockets.

ETA: I just looked at the picture, and it looks like my hand is bigger than my child. How odd

 

[willowcol]

Very nice, I am starting to think my hen agree on the day they will lay. I usually get 1 a day from 5 hens. If I got 2, I would probably jump for joy.

 

[sara]

Yeah, but the sad thing is I probably have at least 20 that should be laying

 

[countryboy]

It's still better than none. congratulations and hope you get more laying soon.

 

[Katy]

What does that say about the excitement level in our lives when we're excited about how many eggs we get in a day!!!!

 

[ozark hen]

sara, it is the same way here!

I kept mine in the chicken coop/run for several days, thinking they were hiding them on me

But ended up still not finding more than two. I am up to four a day now and wondering how long it will last? Some are just getting their feathers back but only a few had a "shameful" looking moult.

We are now down 43 degrees and expecting to go to 32 tonight and 28 tomorrow night. I have buff orps, ee's and cochins with seventeen week old spitz and hamburgs and a few mixed breeds thrown in there. don't know when the hamburgs and spitz should start laying but I assume any day now.
I am ready for a bunch of eggs but they just won't cooperate

 

[sara]

I know I'm excited because I had to buy eggs at the store today. My older DS wants french toast casserole in the morning, and I didn't even have 8 eggs to make it.

I wouldn't have taken a picture of them, but I had the camera out to take a picture of the newest calf. I'll have to post them tomorrow.

 

[funkychickenowner]

dont feel bad for not getting a lot of eggs my girls 25 of them are 7 months old and I am getting between 6 to 9 a day (closer to 6) from all 25 but they are increasing slowly even with that i cant give the eggs away fast enough. By the way where can i get some cheap cartons to purchase? anybody?

 

[hcammack]

I am getting 1 to 3 a day from 11 hens ! so I am doing better then some ! I haven't bought eggs yet

I don't know if I could eat them

Henry

 

[crtrlovr]

i can't give the eggs away fast enough. By the way where can i get some cheap cartons to purchase?

Is there no one close to you who is willing to PURCHASE the eggs? I know about the giving; I give them to our pastor's family, some to friends or nearby family, and the rest I try to sell. If nothing else, before they've hung around very long, I scramble them and feed them to my inside birds and back to my chickens for the protein. I keep the eggshells on top of my Bun coffeemaker which stays hot all the time. The low gradual heat dries the shells w/o burning them, and I crush them up until they're very fine, then scatter them in the run w/ the scratch. The hens LOVE it, and get their own calcium back for more "yolk luggage" !

As for inexpensive egg cartons, have your friends & family save their empties for you. I bought some from someone on here (Caran Johnson was the name, I think) that are working out quite well and don't take up a lot of space on the shelf, but if you can get freebies from family/friends, that's even better.