Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[chickenlindz]

I don't know... Now I'm kinda hoping mortie's chickens don't lay cause I'm having so much fun reading the daily report.

 

[mortie]

I know what I'll do tomorrow....I'll gather them up and squat down and make it look like an egg came out of my butt! They will for sure get the hint then!

 

[subhanalah]

You know mortie, I didn't even realize til just now that I'm right along with you. I have 4 girls who will be 17 weeks Thursday.

 

[mortie]

I just sang the egg song....from under the deck muhahahahahahhaa

 

[subhanalah]

I just sang the egg song....from under the deck muhahahahahahhaa

is there an egg under there? My girl sang the egg song before she laid for the first time, dry run one day then egg song, egg, egg song the next day.

 

[JW12]

So question,
I have been reading on other forums here about red pepper flakes mixed in with there food to make them start to lay if they have stopped. My question is, will it also motivate them to start laying as well if they are close to laying? Even though they appear to be either defective or a roo in hens clothing I still don't want to hurt them.

 

[cheeka]

I think there are 3 out. the one red, and a yellow chipmunk and one with pink feet that is determined to blend in with Mama.

I can see the pattern on this one, but it's still wet

 

[subhanalah]

So question,
I have been reading on other forums here about red pepper flakes mixed in with there food to make them start to lay if they have stopped. My question is, will it also motivate them to start laying as well if they are close to laying? Even though they appear to be either defective or a roo in hens clothing I still don't want to hurt them.

red pepper flakes are a good all around nutritional supplement for birds.
Don't quote me on this, but I believe birds and spicy peppers have a long standing evolutionary relationship in that birds are immune to the spicy chemicals in the peppers and the peppers developed the chemical to keep things away, other than birds who they wish to spread their seeds.
I really couldn't tell you from a scientific measured standpoint on how that "conversation" happens...but you see it all over nature in symbiotic relationships.
But there was a time when we also couldn't measure sound, and we know that's there.

 

[subhanalah]

I love seeing hen and chicks! I really want to plant some of those in my yard.....

 

[Hershy]

I think there are 3 out. the one red, and a yellow chipmunk and one with pink feet that is determined to blend in with Mama. I can see the pattern on this one, but it's still wet

Aww, sweet.