MJ's little flock

[Ribh]

A question for experienced chickeners

A chicken lays five lovely eggs in five days.

How young could she be? What's your estimate of minimum age?

Sorry. I'm notoriously bad @ logistics & keeping records.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ivy's tail

It's been three weeks since I deliberately showed Ivy's tail.

It's coming along nicely.

It looks especially good when it's compared to this photo: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mjs-little-flock.1334809/post-22129008

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Thinking back, I realised last night was only Peggy's fourth night in the henhouse and the roosts have changed every night. So she's more than entitled to a little confusion.

It seems like the four levels of roosts will work out, given a few more nights for Peggy to adapt.

On the other hand, I wonder if Mary is moulting? I'm not entirely certain, but I think she dropped a feather over night

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Nah MJ. You're imagining things

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening MJ

Ivy's is coming in nicely

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening MJ

Hello! How's life today?

Life is good heading back to work today.

 

[BY Bob]

Hmmm I'm very interested to see how old your pullets are when they start laying with regularity.

They seem more than a month away. They are much smaller than the big girls.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh my gosh. 14 on a row! That's far beyond what the hens here manage! Our record holder is Mary, who once managed 9 in a row.

Just to set the standard, in her second full year of life Daisy, the greatest hen ever, laid 360 eggs in 365 days. To me that is the standard to which all will be measured.

 

[BY Bob]

Ivy's tail

It's been three weeks since I deliberately showed Ivy's tail.

It's coming along nicely.

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It looks especially good when it's compared to this photo: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mjs-little-flock.1334809/post-22129008

Looking good Ivy.

 

[Shadrach]

Just to set the standard, in her second full year of life Daisy, the greatest hen ever, laid 360 eggs in 365 days. To me that is the standard to which all will be measured.

That's terrible Bob. I can't like that.

 

[BY Bob]

That's terrible Bob. I can't like that.

It's why she died so young. Salpingitis. Such a lovely life snuffed out by over laying.

All my leghorns had tragic lives. One killed by a hawk, 2 from reproductive issues, and one from a sad accident.

However, if you want eggs, they are the standard. IMHO.