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[CCUK]

Hope everyone had a good Christmas! Now looking forward to new year's and a little normality to resume! Got a nice surprise this morning in the coop, one of my marans has given her first egg!

I got four in June so they're just over 6 months old. I now know that I have 11 that are definately laying at the moment but VERY sporadically! I average 4 a day from 20 hens!

 

[Warriorgal]

Hope all my chicken friends on here had a super Xmas. Happy New year to you all

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Merry Christmas everybody! I hope Santa's been good to everybody! View attachment 1624067

Thank you Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Hope everyone had a good Christmas! Now looking forward to new year's and a little normality to resume! Got a nice surprise this morning in the coop, one of my marans has given her first egg!
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I got four in June so they're just over 6 months old. I now know that I have 11 that are definately laying at the moment but VERY sporadically! I average 4 a day from 20 hens!

Congrats on the new egg layer
I'm relatively new to poultry and I was told chickens stop laying in winter but mine are still laying - I have three laying chickens and two laying ducks and I get 5 eggs practically everyday, there might be the odd day here and there where I might only get 4 but its very rare that happens. I'm wondering if its the mild winter we are having here in Suffolk, its more like spring than anything else.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hope everyone had a good Christmas! Now looking forward to new year's and a little normality to resume! Got a nice surprise this morning in the coop, one of my marans has given her first egg!
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I got four in June so they're just over 6 months old. I now know that I have 11 that are definately laying at the moment but VERY sporadically! I average 4 a day from 20 hens!

on the egg! Serious drought here with them and non of my girls are paying any rent!

 

[CCUK]

Happy New year!!!

 

[Anna Ranieri]

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Happy New year!!!

Happy New Year to you too

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Happy New Year! Hope everyone has a fab 2019!

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Happy New Year! Hope everyone has a fab 2019!

Thank you same wishes to you

 

[PouleChick]

Happy new year everyone! I hope you have a lovely 2019!

I haven't had notifications again hence me disappearing! Been busy here the last month too - I organised our village Christmas market, and had a stall first weekend of December then my little one had a high temp for 6 days, and I flew to the UK for my brothers wedding on the 15th, then home to only a week to get everything sorted for Christmas! It has been crazy!

Personally I wouldn’t want one of my girls raising babies in the cold. I would break her and quick. Get her back in the real world as quick as possible. Silkies are well know for their bloodiness so I would wait for the warm to kick in, I am sure you will have another chance when the weathe is more in the favour for babies.

Update on Hermione, she was so determined to sit so I cleaned out the broody coop and moved her in there. Temps really dropped around the same time and have been around freezing overnight. I noticed the next day that she had abandoned all but 2 of the eggs. Then a couple of days later she abandoned the other 2 as well. I opened them and most were fertile and develped a tiny bit, one was a bit further on than the others:

My theory is that in the little coop (which has just a thin plastic base) that she wasnt' able to keep it warm enough. I left it all open and she has happily gone back to the main coop nad no longer being broody so hoping she'll hold off again now until the spring!

Hi I keep 9 LF ORPINGTONS and I’m in Essex uk

Welcome

I just lost the first of my ex batts.

Awwww I'm sorry to hear that.

I rescued/kidnapped a chicken from a friend yesterday.

She is gorgeous, best of luck getting her poor leg sorted out.