Who's Layin' What???

[krazeepolack]

When I sit here & read this egg layin' business, "how many eggs you get today", how many eggs you "sell" today, etc etc, it makes me ponder--

When you have a FLOCK of chickens,

how does any/everyone tell which hen(s) is/are laying the eggs?? My chickens are supposedly due to start thier job in approximately 3 more weeks. 25 chickens in eight nests seems to me like I'll have to waltz out every little while, & try to watch who is doing what. Actually, the count is 24 laying hens & one rooster that resides in seperate quarters. How do you know who's helping pay that feed bill, & who's going along for a free ride?

 

[kuntrygirl]

I have no idea. I wish that I knew. I have 150 chickens and I have no idea who is laying. Maybe we can install an egg cam?

 

[krazeepolack]

AN EGG CAM!! Now, there's an idea-why didn't I think of that?

For the price of an egg (critter cam) cam, I'm not THAT curious about who's doing what. I did have two roosters, but when I booted them out of the hen house/run, one rooster disappeared the following day. I now have 11 NHR's rather than the twelve originally posted. Luckily,

no one does the math on signatures here.

 

[math ace]

I have two of this and two of that. . . so, I can tell how is or is not laying by the color of the eggs.

Two leghorns (white), two EE (green), two partridge rocks (cream / light tan), Wyandotte ( tan with speckles), Marans ( Dark Brown), two welsummers (pinkish bown) . . .

This is how I can tell who is or is not laying. . . ..

 

[krazeepolack]

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It gets a little harder w/twenty four of them jumping & running hither & yon.

What a good lookin' pot belly pig you have there. I once helped a lady rescue 13 of them in Az. Absolutely smart, well behaved, easily potty trained little critters. I no longer live w/the lady. I sure do miss the pot bellies!!!!

 

[math ace]

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Thanks for the compliment on the pot belly. I have 2 of them about 8 years old. I would like to get a baby one, but the chickens are keeping me way too busy!

I saw your signature line, my Dh does the prospecting thing . . . .
I read by the poolside while he does the gold prospecting thing . . .