Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[Whoops]

Persevere, Roger! That Evil Empire of Wallyworld needs to be knocked back down a few slots. There are two within walking distance of my house. Get 'em!

My poor Hattie and Hecate. They have been so good about laying eggs every day; but, yesterday, Hattie was in the nesting box and so Hecate explored other laying locations while free ranging. I decided to nip this in the bud and left them in their coop and run a little later this morning. When I checked on them a couple of hours later, I discovered had accidentally left the coop pop door shut - they couldn't get in to the nest box. I opened the pop door and they rushed in there like it was the only rest stop in the state and they had been on a cross country drive while slugging back Big Gulps.

 

[BullChick]

I left the door shut this morning because it was snowing still. I collected one egg.
I went back out to open the door, and was greeted with an egg laid in the water. Wanna explain that to me?
It is also snowing again. I can't win. I just hope the snow doesn't blow into the coop.

 

[Scrambles55]

I left the door shut this morning because it was snowing still. I collected one egg.
I went back out to open the door, and was greeted with an egg laid in the water. Wanna explain that to me?
It is also snowing again. I can't win. I just hope the snow doesn't blow into the coop.

An egg in the water... funny. How does that happen??

 

[Scrambles55]

I know......wind always blows harder in front of Wal Mart. You know what Animal Control said about the next time you get caught wading thru the lettuce in a Wal Mart store.

 

[Scrambles55]

Woo Hoo!!! Si has laid her first real egg in a month!! And she laid it in the nest box that had the curtains on it.

Today should be Penny's day off of laying, but... sometimes she will do a threepeat. It is lightly snowing and the girls ran down the trail to the toy hauler. I mixed a batch of feed for them using a few tips from Fresh Eggs Daily. Yesterday I went to Big R and bought a rubber water dish so that I can easily empty and refill. It is awesome!! (and cheap). I am cooking up a batch of dog food and then some elk chili for my DH. Happy Sunday All!

 

[BullChick]

Scrambles? Did you just tell us you are cooking up a batch of dog food for your husband?

 

[cheeka]

I love elk... with huckleberry sauce. mmmm

or stew... or anyway it's prepared... so wonderful! thank goodness I'm stuffed or I would be searching the freezer for some... there is an elk farm on my route. elk meat is my favorite tip at Christmastime. I killed a loaf of GF bread making french toast. I made a bunch so I could stash some in the freezer for that time when I want something sweet... but I ate it all. 9 pieces. even ate the heels which I had intended to share with the flock. so they just got extra millet in their snack to make up for my stinginess...

Whoops

poor babies! love the description of their dash to the nest!

MC

I have found eggs next to the water bucket, never in it. so it must have been like this:

and then you turn around and drop the egg in...

I have 7 Eggs so far, with EE Stella and blue Cochin Delilah sitting now - guess who's poking her beak in to check things out??? SILLIE SOO! she's 7 months 1 week old now...

AND 2 of those eggs came from the Fosters! Finally! 2

2 in the same day!

it's starting to snow. I am going to wait about 30 minutes before I go back out to check for more eggs - toss a load of laundry in or something... then I'm going to put a movie on and take a nap!

 

[lindz8504]

Shew.... lots going on today. Will check back in later when I turn my computer on.

 

[Scrambles55]

Scrambles? Did you just tell us you are cooking up a batch of dog food for your husband?

No.. the dog food is for Cody... The elk chili is for my Husband... although..... he IS sometimes a dog.

 

[Scrambles55]

I love elk... with huckleberry sauce. mmmm

or stew... or anyway it's prepared... so wonderful! thank goodness I'm stuffed or I would be searching the freezer for some... there is an elk farm on my route. elk meat is my favorite tip at Christmastime. I killed a loaf of GF bread making french toast. I made a bunch so I could stash some in the freezer for that time when I want something sweet... but I ate it all. 9 pieces. even ate the heels which I had intended to share with the flock. so they just got extra millet in their snack to make up for my stinginess...

Whoops

poor babies! love the description of their dash to the nest!

MC

I have found eggs next to the water bucket, never in it. so it must have been like this:

and then you turn around and drop the egg in...

I have 7 Eggs so far, with EE Stella and blue Cochin Delilah sitting now - guess who's poking her beak in to check things out??? SILLIE SOO! she's 7 months 1 week old now...

AND 2 of those eggs came from the Fosters! Finally! 2

2 in the same day!

it's starting to snow. I am going to wait about 30 minutes before I go back out to check for more eggs - toss a load of laundry in or something... then I'm going to put a movie on and take a nap!

Oh... a nap sounds wonderful DH went to the shop, laundry is going, chili and dog food simmering, must be nap time. When DH gets home we are going to watch "Lone Survivor".