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[kuntrygirl]

Don't laugh...Is there any way to try to get all the chickens laying at the same time?  I only ask, because we get the mares on a similar schedule by being under lights together.  Because, right now I have one that lays around 11am ish and one that lays in the later afternoon and one that lays every other day or so.

Also, their eggs seem small right now.  Is it because they just started laying?  Will they get bigger?  My golden laced wyandotte, my buff brahma, and I'm still trying to figure out who the third one is, maybe my black australorp.  The eggs all seem small.  Is there something I can do?

Thanks for your help.  I can't believe I'm fussing about egg size!!     Just a few weeks ago, I was fussing because they weren't laying yet!! 

I'm not sure about the schedule. Mine have never all layed at the same time. Some start at 6:00 AM and other end at 5:00 PM. Sometimes the new layers will have small eggs but the eggs will get bigger.

Nothing wrong with fussing. It wouldn't be us if we didn't fuss. Fussing makes us happy. hee hee hee

 

[kuntrygirl]

For those of you that remember, I had 2 lambs (male and female) that the mother rejected and I had to bottle feed them. Well, they were very spoiled. With having so many males this year, I knew that I couldn't keep any and one of the bottle fed babies is a male. I was having emotional issues knowing that I would have to give him away. The reason that I have to give him away is because I have to find another male to bring in for breeding purposes. You can't continue to use the same male year after year after year without having birthing issues. And with this bottle fed lamb, I have learned that my bottle fed babies grew slower than the lambs that the mom fed. Of course the bottle feds didn't get all of the healthy vitamins and nutrients from the mom like the others. The others are younger than my spoiled baby but are bigger compared to him. So, the time is winding down because in a few months, it's processing time. But I was still dealing with what to do with my boy. I didn't want to give him to a person who was going to slaughter him. Well, as karma would have it, a nice lady contacted me and was looking for sheep. I asked her to call me so that we could talk about sheep and what I had. After many questions, I found out that she and her family have a mobile petting zoo. From talking to her it appears that she loves animals and cares for them the same as I do. (Still researching this petting zoo to make sure that it is legit, with no complaints and animals are treated and cared for well). I told her that I would have the perfect lamb for her. I explained that he was bottle fed, spoiled and is not afraid of people. I have taken this lamb with me to vacation bible school for show and tell, the feed store and he has rode with me many times in the truck. So, I sent her pics of my baby and she wants to buy him for her petting zoo. So, if she checks out, I will be selling my baby to a petting zoo. I guess I'm ok with that. I may change my mind before then. Not sure. I just don't want to give him to someone that will slaughter him. I couldn't deal with that. This is my spoiled baby.

Too cute!

Thanks. I really don't want to sell him but I know I have to and I know that the kids will love him. He is so tame and so lovable.

 

[foreverlearning]

Don't laugh...Is there any way to try to get all the chickens laying at the same time? I only ask, because we get the mares on a similar schedule by being under lights together. Because, right now I have one that lays around 11am ish and one that lays in the later afternoon and one that lays every other day or so.

Also, their eggs seem small right now. Is it because they just started laying? Will they get bigger? My golden laced wyandotte, my buff brahma, and I'm still trying to figure out who the third one is, maybe my black australorp. The eggs all seem small. Is there something I can do?

Thanks for your help. I can't believe I'm fussing about egg size!!

Just a few weeks ago, I was fussing because they weren't laying yet!!

I don't know if there is a way to get them all to start laying at the same time. Pullet eggs are usually smaller at the start. Mine took a 2 week break about a month in and when they started back up they were huge eggs. To be fair the start of laying and their first juvenile molt were about the same time for mine, you may not have the break.

 

[CackedNut]

I hope that things check out. I didn't name him because I knew that I couldn't keep him. Naming him would have been difficult when the day came. I have to make sure that his living quarters are not small. He has to be able to roam free and graze as he is used to doing. He will not do well confined.

Have you thought about checking out Global Wildlife in Folsom? They have TONS of acreage and just might have a place for him. Global is just a couple of miles from my house and it's a great facility.
Laurie

 

[terischickens]

So, here's a question for y'all.

Do y'all put your eggs in the fridge or leave them at room temp?
Do you wash them with warm water, or to you leave them be or do you just brush them off?

I'm curious to get y'all input.

 

[CackedNut]

This is what I do when I get behind: Have the window that you are reading from up, when you want to comment on something go up to the page number, right click on it and click on open in new tab. Post your comment there and when it takes you to the end close it out and continue reading your first page.

Thank you!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

From KLFY Facebook page.

Take a look at this, a viewer just posted this to our page. She says it's a question on her 4th grader's test from an elementary school in Abbeville. Would you be upset at this question? Look at #3.

They didn't mention this but look at Question #5 as to WHY people dance. HUH??????????????? Who is this teacher and where did she graduate? And it looks like the teacher misspelled "exercise". It looks like the word "exeercise" is typed. Am I seeing that correctly? Is this what's going on in our schools??????????

Can everyone read this? If not, click on the pic to enlarge it.

 

[CackedNut]

I'm not sure about the schedule. Mine have never all layed at the same time. Some start at 6:00 AM and other end at 5:00 PM. Sometimes the new layers will have small eggs but the eggs will get bigger.

Nothing wrong with fussing. It wouldn't be us if we didn't fuss. Fussing makes us happy. hee hee hee

Thanks!

Admitting that will get Jeff started...

chasing guineas, that is!!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

So, here's a question for y'all.

Do y'all put your eggs in the fridge or leave them at room temp?
Do you wash them with warm water, or to you leave them be or do you just brush them off?

I'm curious to get y'all input.

Because I sell mine, they go in the fridge immediately. I wipe them off if they are a little dirty.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I hope that things check out. I didn't name him because I knew that I couldn't keep him. Naming him would have been difficult when the day came. I have to make sure that his living quarters are not small. He has to be able to roam free and graze as he is used to doing. He will not do well confined.

Have you thought about checking out Global Wildlife in Folsom?  They have TONS of acreage and just might have a place for him.  Global is just a couple of miles from my house and it's a great facility.
Laurie

I never heard of them but I will check them out .

Thanks.