Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[cheeka]

tap tap tap peck tap peck peck peck Dearest Roger, we have a case. if you aren't served Pie in the morning, I will have our attorney file paperwork on your behalf. by the time we're finished there will be TWO PIE'S IN EVERY COOP!

 

[lindz8504]

Good morning well afternoon now. ... chicks did fine last night. The one little cockerel is so funny. He keeps checking in the new chicks. They are interacting through the crate. Too cute! The candy bar girls have runny noses. I treated them with VetRx and hope it is just from the stress of the move. No one else has any symptoms. Rogue is enthralled with the new girls and keeps going up to the door chatting. He could care less about any of the other chickens but these girls seem to have really caught his eye.

 

[lindz8504]

tap tap tap peck tap peck peck peck [COLOR=008000]Dearest[/COLOR] [COLOR=FF0000]Roger[/COLOR][COLOR=006400], we have a case. if you aren't served Pie in the morning, I will have our attorney file paperwork on your behalf. by the time we're finished there will be TWO PIE'S IN EVERY COOP![/COLOR]

Uh oh! Don't send them my way! No pies here in over a month. Just the millet that cheeka sent. Oops. Oh and some raisins. But no actual pies.

 

[SullyD]

Hi All,

You have been very chatty these past few days! I love reading to catch up! Love the pictures, and the comments. Sorry for the troubles some of you are experiencing.

So, I forgot that I ordered more chicks. In my defense, it was back in May that I ordered them. Now that I am finally at a point where I can put all of my chickens in the big coop at night, I have babies again! Yikes! Cute little buggers though! They are all Marans, but I am not sure what kind. Seems like I have 4 different ones. I think one is a Black Copper Marans, but I have no clue what the other three are. One of the black ones feathers are coming in striped. Is that a cuckoo Marans? Any one else have Marans? I am posting this on the Marans site too. I will keep you posted! Oh, and I bought all girls! Yay, no guessing later!



Cheeka, do you have to soak the millet or can you give it dry??

 

[RenegadeCocks]

My Hens Hatched on March 18. 4 Of Them. No Eggs Still. No Sign Of Broken shells. Adequate Food And Water And Shelter. They Are Not Roosters.

Is It Time To Give Up? There Are Two Breed - 2 HeNs Are Amercuanas And 2 Are Delawares.

(Sorry About TheCapital Letters....It's This Dang Phone!)

 

[lindz8504]

My Hens Hatched on March 18. 4 Of Them. No Eggs Still. No Sign Of Broken shells. Adequate Food And Water And Shelter. They Are Not Roosters.

Is It Time To Give Up? There Are Two Breed - 2 HeNs Are Amercuanas And 2 Are Delawares.

(Sorry About TheCapital Letters....It's This Dang Phone!)

Mine are roughly the same age and I haven't got any eggs either.

 

[lindz8504]

Hi All, You have been very chatty these past few days! I love reading to catch up! Love the pictures, and the comments. Sorry for the troubles some of you are experiencing. So, I forgot that I ordered more chicks. In my defense, it was back in May that I ordered them. Now that I am finally at a point where I can put all of my chickens in the big coop at night, I have babies again! Yikes! Cute little buggers though! They are all Marans, but I am not sure what kind. Seems like I have 4 different ones. I think one is a Black Copper Marans, but I have no clue what the other three are. One of the black ones feathers are coming in striped. Is that a cuckoo Marans? Any one else have Marans? I am posting this on the Marans site too. I will keep you posted! Oh, and I bought all girls! Yay, no guessing later! Cheeka, do you have to soak the millet or can you give it dry??

I have bc marans! Give it about 3 weeks and you should be able to tell what you have

 

[RenegadeCocks]

Mine are roughly the same age and I haven't got any eggs either.

So 28 - Weeks Old! I'm At A Loss... Even Spoke To A Local Farmer Who Said Heritage Breeds SometimesTake Longer, But 28 Weeks Is Really Behind.

 

[chickenlindz]

So 28 - Weeks Old! I'm At A Loss... Even Spoke To A Local Farmer Who Said Heritage Breeds SometimesTake Longer, But 28 Weeks Is Really Behind.

Did you give them PIE?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Quote:
Yep, that's a long wait, but I've heard worse. They can be sensitive to changes (scary new food, scary dog, changing weather conditions) and this can sometimes cause stress which will halt or delay laying. We had a really windy day last week (unusual for here) and I got zero eggs. They made up for it the next day, though.

Heritage breeds tend to mature more slowly, but the payoff is better health and a longer life, so more eggs in the long run. Do they have red faces yet? That can mean they're getting pretty close. Sudden growth in the comb and wattles and the reddening shows that hormones are a-flowing and eggs on their way.

I suppose there's no chance they're hiding the eggs in a secret nest or a critter is eating the eggs?

If food bribery doesn't work, try getting a bucket of fried chicken, and eat it in front of them while making direct eye contact. Maybe they'll get the hint.