Daisy's mum Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hello everyone I have a Mendlesham Ranger, Mendlesham Blue and a Sussex white. All are now 22 weeks old aprox. Dave, our Ranger has been laying an egg every day for a couple of weeks now but the other 2, Bluebell and Fifi, have not started laying yet. Does anyone have any idea when I can expect eggs from these 2? It would save all the fighting over our 1 daily egg between 5 of us!!!! Julie x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Sorry I meant to put this question in the "eggs" forum I am not sure how to move it, any ideas? Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hi Julie The waiting time can vary quite a lot - my sussex started laying at 26 weeks. Are they crouching yet? If so, you have about another week to wait until you dont have to share an egg anymore!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I have moved this to 'eggs' for your Julie Do they have any combs yet? Or as Laura says are they crouching? When I got my original chickens from Omlet, Shirley was much younger than the other 2 and didn't lay for 3 months. On the plus side it might mean that they will stagger when they moult, so you don't have 3 moulting chickens ALL not laying! Hope you get some more eggs soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Ahhhhhh! my dear friend Christian, hello again and hope that you are enjoying your day! We have blue skies and warm sunshine here! lovely. Thank you so much for moving that for me You always seem to come to my rescue........ Dave has a nice big floppy comb, she is my layer! The others have little stubbie combs at the moment so I will keep a watchout. At the moment my 3 are having a dust bath........... right next to the pit of wood ash mixed with that DE stuff that I got from Omlet!!!! I don't know why I bother!!! The "chicken pit" is finished, I did it all myself and it looks real good! I moved the eglu onto the woodchips at around 3pm, it was turned the other way round and about 10ft away from it's original place and I had to guide the girls in at dusk because they did not seem to know where it was! very funny. I just hope they wont eat all the grass seed I have sprinkled round I just have to start on the rest of the garden now!! Poppy is getting better every day too so hopefully all will be harmony by the spring Julie x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hi Laura a Thank you for your reply, what colour eggs does your sussex lay? I am hoping that Fifi will lay white eggs to compliment Daves brown. Would be brilliant if Isabelle (mendleton blue) would lay blue eggs then I would eventually get the full set! Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 My sussex lays brown eggs - same as my amber star , I've never been able to tell the eggs apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hi Laura a Thank you for your reply, what colour eggs does your sussex lay? I am hoping that Fifi will lay white eggs to compliment Daves brown. Would be brilliant if Isabelle (mendleton blue) would lay blue eggs then I would eventually get the full set! Julie x They sound lovely girls Julie, but sorry to disappoint you - I think they will all lay brown eggs. Have a look at their ear lobes. Brown egg layers have red ears, white egg layers have white ears. Blue layers can vary, but your mendlesham blue is the same as a bluebelle - definitely a brown layer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Wow, that is very interesting, I will check out their ears right now! Thank you for your help. brown eggs are lovely anyway! Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Wow, that is very interesting, I will check out their ears right now! Thank you for your help. brown eggs are lovely anyway! Julie x Exactly, they all taste just as gorgeous under the shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 wow another little Red hen called Dave! Were you inspired by my signature, or did you come up with it on your own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hi Chickadee I asked my sons to name my ranger They all work at a garage and say that every garage has a guy called Dave so we must have a chicken called Dave Actually my neighbour is also called Dave and when I tell my husband that Dave has laid another egg he always says "I bet that made his eyes water"! Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTee Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Laura a Thank you for your reply, what colour eggs does your sussex lay? I am hoping that Fifi will lay white eggs to compliment Daves brown. Would be brilliant if Isabelle (mendleton blue) would lay blue eggs then I would eventually get the full set! Julie x They sound lovely girls Julie, but sorry to disappoint you - I think they will all lay brown eggs. Have a look at their ear lobes. Brown egg layers have red ears, white egg layers have white ears. Blue layers can vary, but your mendlesham blue is the same as a bluebelle - definitely a brown layer Only just come across this. I have a Gingernut with white ears which lays brown speckled eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Earlobe check coming up!!!!! Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTee Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) Earlobe check coming up!!!!! Julie x "About 100 ducks and 6 swans out the front, we have a river running past the front of our house! Not much bread.......!" Reminds me of a joke - sorry if you have heard it:- A duck walks into a bar and asks the barman “Got any bread?” The barman says “We don’t sell bread I’m afraid, this is a pub, we sell beer”. The duck leaves. The next day the duck walks back into the same bar and asks the same barman “Got any bread?”. The barman looks a little annoyed and says “Like I told you yesterday, we don’t do bread, we’re a pub”, so the duck leaves. The next day the same duck walks into the same bar, and asks the same barman “Got any bread?”. The barman gets very annoyed and says “Look we don’t do bread, we’re a pub and if you keep coming in here asking for bread I’ll nail your beak to the bar” so the duck leaves. The following day the duck once again walks into bar. He asks the barman “Got any nails?”. The barman looks perplexed and replies “No”. The duck asks “Got any bread?” Edited March 5, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Brilliant! Actually my local shop now gives me all their out of date bread! Every time I open my door there are about 50 ducks waiting on my front lawn!!!! Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hello all My Sussex White, Fifi has just laid her first egg!!! It is a lovely pale brownish pink with tiny white speckles! As Fifi is Daisy's hen she gets first taste! Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Thank you Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Well done Fifi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Congratulations to both you and Fifi . I hope Daisy enjoys it (poached? fried? boiled with soldiers?) and you get one of your own to try soon . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...