Something unusual happened here today

[Buster]

I went outside to check feed and water for my 23 hens, 10 chicks, 6 roosters, 4 duck hens, and 2 drakes, and I FOUND THREE EGGS! I was astounded. The only thing that's laid an egg in the last 6 weeks was a turkey and we ate that yesterday. About a week ago we strung up lights on a timer like we had set up last year and apparently it's starting to work. Maybe these free loaders will start producing for me again.

 

[swtangel321]

CONGRATS ON THE EGG

Way to go freeloaders

The light thing works good for a lot of hens, just make sure you give them some dark time !!

 

[SterlingAcres]

Congrats on the eggs!!

 

[Buster]

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Yeah I'm sold on the lights after last winter when my birds were laying in negative temps. I have them on a timer that comes on at 3 am and turns off at 6 pm and it seems to be working well.

 

[swtangel321]

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Yeah I'm sold on the lights after last winter when my birds were laying in negative temps. I have them on a timer that comes on at 3 am and turns off at 6 pm and it seems to be working well.

Yah me to, mine come on at 6am and off at 8pm, seems to be working good !!

 

[PurpleChicken]

Uhh oh, early winter eggs. That's a bad sign.

 

[Mahonri]

"And the Lord God said, 'Let there be light(s)"... and there were EGGS!!!!

 

[Wildsky]

I bet it was those 2 Drakes and 1 roo!

We have less chickens than you - LOL - I we have 16 hens, 2 roo's. Our ducks are still too young but getting there........

We got 6 eggs yesterday and 4 today, we're on a roll... we get at least 2 a day now - a few hens are molting.

 

[Buster]

You guys are cracking me up.

Funny how last November I just had one little banty rooster and I have now, at one point, had 50 chickens, 6 ducks, 2 turkeys, 3 brooders and 3 incubators with a whole bunch of eggs in them. (Not to mention the 10 puppies, 1 pig, and 7 calves that resided here at one time or another this year) Funny how much can change in a year.

Sorry OP, for taking this off topic.

Hooray for eggs!

 

[Wildsky]

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Don't worry - the OP is off line he won't care about OT... he's just bragging anyway.

Yeah, last year we had 8 little chickens. funny how they seem to "reproduce" even before they start laying.