San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[Phage]

11 hens, I egg today, and that is from my exchequer leghorn who has only just started laying.
Has to be a record low for the year!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Yeah I am hardly getting any eggs right now either. EE pen has 6 girls, I got 2 eggs. Ameraucana pen has 8 girls and I got no eggs. And My broiler pen has about 4 laying and none from it either. I'm pretty sure it's just the weather.

 

[dfdesigns]

Three eggs today from my twelve layers... very sad.

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Five out of ten! Maybe my broody Australorps have decided they need to make it up to me now.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

I'm getting plenty of eggs, but only because I just dewormed them a week ago, and now I get to throw away plenty of eggs for two weeks!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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LOL it always happens like that doesn't it!

 

[CoastalChick]

I'm sorry to hear that I'm not the only one who's low on eggs (except for SunnyCalifornia)!! As these are only my 2nd set of hens I only have my barred rocks to compare to & they only slacked off a little in the cold, dark Maine winter.

As for the crowing hen problem, I haven't found a suitable rooster poster yet & the real thing isn't going to work in my urban location but I have been waking up to poke my head into the coop before they come down off their roosts and declare, " I am the alpha chicken".

It's worked 2 mornings in a row? When the element of surprise (or shock?) has worn off I might try the rooster recording idea so thanks tigerrrrrrrlilly.

Have fun at the Meet Up, unfortunately, I'll be out of town next weekend so will miss it

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[igotchickens]

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That's exactly what happened to me! I have 14 layers, 0-2 eggs per day so took advantage and dewormed, then shot up to 4-7 a day. Still low but better than it was!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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That's exactly what happened to me! I have 14 layers, 0-2 eggs per day so took advantage and dewormed, then shot up to 4-7 a day. Still low but better than it was!


If the chickens have worms that can decrease the egg production as well. Worth a try if you haven't done it recently.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Ok guys, almost time to place the Modesto Order...

We almost have 2 full pallets, so PLEASE let me know if anyone wants to add anything else so we can get these filled up to 100 bags.

And as always I will be accepting donations for time/ gas/ invoices/ etc...

Thank you!!!