The Old Folks Home

[bruceha2000]

Roll out nest boxes are my next project, already have the wood from tearing out our old cupboards. Would be nice to have clean eggs everyday. Going with this design but with only a single row of four and building two.

How often are the NOT clean?? I very rarely have anything on the eggs in the nests. Occasional dirt or a bit of "dirty foot" poop. I don't have to touch even 5% of the eggs I collect before I weigh and put them in a carton.

 

[chickisoup]

No, I would be worried about that also, especially where we live. I usually only collect eggs once a day. Twice in really hot weather. Plus I would be worried that my hens would choose the bedding where they can wallow a nest for themselves over the roll out type of nesting box.

I have to admit that for the most part I seldom have an egg that is really dirty and when I do it's usually from a new layer that is just refining her laying.

Got definite 'peep's' coming from under my broody this morning and she is really acting defensive if I try to lift a wing to peek under so she is keeping it or them well tucked under her. I'm suspecting that the ones that have hatched are from the OEGB eggs our neighbor gave us as the peeps they are making aren't nearly as loud as the big mouth chicks from my flock makes when they hatch.

Awww, sounds like you have a good momma there

You must share pics when you can get any!

 

[chickisoup]

How often are the NOT clean?? I very rarely have anything on the eggs in the nests. Occasional dirt or a bit of "dirty foot" poop. I don't have to touch even 5% of the eggs I collect before I weigh and put them in a carton.

same here.

 

[chickisoup]

 

[microchick]

Awww, sounds like you have a good momma there

You must share pics when you can get any!

You can count on that.

And good morning to you too' chickisoup!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I hate cheerful people before coffee

 

[microchick]

I'm only cheerful after my third cup.

 

[JD4570]

I hate cheerful people before coffee

No kidding. I only start to get out my funk around cup four.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I can kinda tolerate a few even after two

 

[Bunnylady]

Oh, man. When I was a kid, my mother would wake us up with a cheerful little ditty:

"It's time to get up in the morning.
It's time to get up, sleepyhead.
It's time to get up in the morning,
So get up and get out of bed."

I used to wonder if there was such a thing as "justifiable matricide."