Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[Whoops]

Hi all!!! I'm getting big! 40 lbs!

Hi Rawley!

So, my chickens' egg production has halved. Hattie has quit laying, at least for the last two days. I do not know if this is because her egg is getting eaten, or she is just feeling a bit verklempt about the fact that the rooster has found his mojo and she's his favorite. I miss those green eggs.

Tonight and tomorrow, and then the Easter hatch-a-long eggs go in lockdown.

 

[mortie]

I think you should buy more eggs. That will make your chickens lay for sure.

 

[Scrambles55]

I got one egg today...

 

[cheeka]

I got a new customer today. she got my number from the lady who wanted only brown eggs. to back up a bit, that lady got 3 dozen brown eggs on Saturday. I had another dozen with me for someone else, so I showed her the blue and green eggs... and she will take mixed batches now. so anyway, the new customer had my hens eggs for breakfast today at the other lady's house... and she really wants to buy some, but she only wants blue and green eggs...

3 dozen for tomorrow if I can, and I said I could... but I've sold so many batches lately and gave some to my sweetie to share with his Mom... out of all the eggs left and what I collected today, I filled the order - and I have 2 blue/green left. I have the dozen+ Marans' eggs collected for a friend who just wants the blown shells... there are only 4 dozen eggs left after that! it's really been good to move them so quickly, but I know these new customers will be bumming when Autumn comes along and the hens all quit again. Getting a dozen eggs a week was really hard on the demand.

We're getting the same awful weather pattern here too. it was only supposed to be 1 freezing cold day and about 5 cool days in the 50's, now it's a week of 30's during the day and 20's overnight - I hope they shift back and we dodge this freeze. my Day Lilies are popping up like crazy and the lilacs are starting to bud. 1 or 2 cold days is okay. they're hardy, but a week will make a big difference, some plants won't make it. I have a dozen throw blankets that I lay over the front and side beds, but that's all I can do, the rest... well

20 for today - and Sillie laid another perfect little egg in the apple coop, Esther lays hers in the store bought every time, they are nearly the same size and Esther's is a bit darker with nice dark speckles.

 

[cheeka]

Hi Rawley! you've grown! So cute!!!!

 

[cheeka]

<~~~ Henry video

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

<~~~ Henry video

ROFL he is such a busy cheery roo!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

15 eggs 11 quail also. have a sign out now! I have 11 dozen eggs in the fridge...
have 2 broody hateful geese hens ready to rip off your arm, 2 broody pitiful please don't take em scovy hens and one hateful broody rattlesnake hiss turkey hen!
this year going to let them, its time. I have a full cabinet, ugh and need to stop hatching

OMG please stop me now

Everything hatches in this incubator! I swore off setting anything else this week besides...its full.

 

[lindz8504]

I have 2dozen salmon Faverolles eggs coming next week! I hope to have a much better hatch than last time. I'm still trying to decide if I want to finish filling the incubator up with my eggs or not. .... The littles went into the big coop again last night. There is not a light in there and they are only 4 or 5 weeks old. Can't remember I'll have to look. So much for 5 degrees drop every week. Lol. I cleaned up the brooder last night and the babies are really sweet. They are going to go to my aunt's house probably today.

 

[mortie]

With wind chill right now it's.....

14 degrees.

I quit.