Pinkybijou Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I've loved reading up on the last week's eggs, but sadly still no blimmin eggs here!!! Doris now has been couching for 11 days and has lovely bright red comb etc, but still no egg! Dora is still flighty and her rose comb isn't really red yet, so I don't think she'll be for a while yet. The waiting is killing me!! I've had these chooks and my eglu almost 10 weeks now!!!! Please send my chooks eggy vibes everyone! Kris Doris, Welsummer Dora, Wyandotte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Sending chooky vibes for a corking egg soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyTikkaNoodles Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 PennyTikkaNoodles - did you get enough eggs for your pavlova in the end? I hope the birthday party went well. Yes I did get enough eggs for the pavlova in the end. Just in the nick of time. Everyone said how delicious the pavlova was - the egg whites are just so much thicker than shop bought ones. Have 5 egg yolks now to do something with. I guess I could make some lemon curd. I know there is a good recipe in this forum somewhere. Anyone know of anything else to do with egg yolks?? I seem to recall chocolate pots use alot of egg yolks. Penny didn't lay today but hopefully she will get into the swing of things tomorrow and lay in the nest. It is all just so exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Creme Brulee!!!!!!! Mega Yum!!!!! Lots of egg yolks needed for those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 The waiting is killing me!! I've had these chooks and my eglu almost 10 weeks now!!!! Please send my chooks eggy vibes everyone! Kris Doris, Welsummer Dora, Wyandotte Well if you will have these fancy chooks!! My wyandotte doesn't crouch so don't be surprised if Dora doesn't either. They're far too above it all! Magpie started crouching 2 weeks before she managed to make an egg for us. I'm sure it won't be long before you get a beautiful, rich terracotta coloured egg. (I was very tempted by a welsummer...can you tell?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyTikkaNoodles Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Tks Sarah B. Creme Brulee it is then. Just found a recipe on BBC food website and it looks pretty easy. I can see keeping chickens will not do anything for my waistline! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Quote: Anyone know of anything else to do with egg yolks?? Homemade ice cream uses yolks. Mmmmm....vanilla! [There seems to be a problem with the Quote facility here as it doesn't seem to be just me ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Tilytinkle Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 NO .. NOOOOOO EGGS YET, was just checking up to see what age etc we're likely to start seeing a little production line We've had ours nearly almost 4 weeks (on Thursday) I always thought i was patient , yet i am sooo excited for them to start laying . i cant wait HURRY UP CHOOKS .. lots of lovely peeps are waiting for the magic of your abilities Ms Tilyneedstowashoutthecubeyuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 The waiting is killing me!! I've had these chooks and my eglu almost 10 weeks now!!!! Please send my chooks eggy vibes everyone! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yikes! 10 weeks! Do you know how old your chickens were when you got them? I'm sending egg vibes specially for you! Ms Tilytinkle - I was told my hens were 16 to 17 weeks old when I got them. They started laying when they were 21 to 22 weeks old. They both started laying in their 6th week with me, within a few days of each other. I've been away (really missed my hens ) I came home to lots of lovely eggs though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Tks Sarah B. Creme Brulee it is then. Just found a recipe on BBC food website and it looks pretty easy. I can see keeping chickens will not do anything for my waistline! How were the brulees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyTikkaNoodles Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Ummm didn't get chance to make the brulees but definitely going to tomorrow. Had a family of 6 turn up for the day today - they were very imressed with the girls Hopefully get cooking tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 How lovely your friends were impressed PTK, we went out with friends today and they want hens so some interesting chat. Well I thought it was but OH's eyes glazed over Hope the brulees are fab - dont forget you need a blowtorch to serve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkybijou Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Oh hurray at last! Doris left us a beautiful brown speckled egg in the nesting box today!!!!!!!!!!! I found it and then shut the door on it and got my 5 year old son to go and look 'to see' if there was an egg. He was pleased so I gave him the phone and told him to ring daddy. I pranced around the garden while he was ringing. The conversation went like this: son: "Daddy Doris did us an egg!" daddy: "That's great!" son: "It's brown with speckles" daddy: "Fabulous!" mummy: *whispers* "tell Daddy how excited we all are!" son: *dull tone* Daddy .... mummy's very excited." Doncha just love em? So, it's official, I am doing the egg dance while my children nonchalantly get on with their lives in a kind of *yeah mum, it's an egg* kind of way. Mad? Me? Oh, and it was 47 grammes, not bad I think for a small chook. Must go and lie down now, all that egg dancing has tired me out! Thanks for the egg vibes!! love Kris Doris (Welsummer) 31.3.8! Dora (Wyandotte) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I'm patiently waiting lol for my first egg, no crouching from anyone yet , they are all 20 wks so could be a couple more weeks yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Oh hurray at last! Doris left us a beautiful brown speckled egg in the nesting box today!!!!!!!!!!! I found it and then shut the door on it and got my 5 year old son to go and look 'to see' if there was an egg. He was pleased so I gave him the phone and told him to ring daddy. I pranced around the garden while he was ringing. The conversation went like this: son: "Daddy Doris did us an egg!" daddy: "That's great!" son: "It's brown with speckles" daddy: "Fabulous!" mummy: *whispers* "tell Daddy how excited we all are!" son: *dull tone* Daddy .... mummy's very excited." Doncha just love em? So, it's official, I am doing the egg dance while my children nonchalantly get on with their lives in a kind of *yeah mum, it's an egg* kind of way. Mad? Me? Oh, and it was 47 grammes, not bad I think for a small chook. Must go and lie down now, all that egg dancing has tired me out! Thanks for the egg vibes!! love Kris Doris (Welsummer) 31.3.8! Dora (Wyandotte) YAY!!!!!!!!!! How wonderful and a decent size too! It's amazing when you see the first one isn't it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarabelle Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Good on you Doris!! Are you going to let your son have it Kris, given that he was so excited? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Well done Doris Lets keep the positive egg vibes going so we all have all our girls laying soon! And how about some excitement vibes for our underwhelmed children? I found an egg yesterday and was thrilled to bits that it was still warm, came running in and handed it to DS (equally thrilled) who took it to his big sister and said "Feel that Lucia" to which she screamed "Go away, you're sick, I'm not touching that it's come out of a chickens bum" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Well done Doris and Congratulations Pinkybijou! The long wait is over! Those egg vibes really work eh! ......Coincidence? I think not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Can I have some egg vibes please? Ginger and Nutmeg have been in residence 3 weeks now and no sign of an egg, although both have enlarged crests and bright red faces, are now crouching etc etc...the waiting is interminable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Sending eggy vibes from Madras the egg machine .................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Chuckov, Sending Egg vibes to Ginger and Nutmeg, no matter how much you wait, it is such a lovely surprise when you find that first egg! Sarah B, Where are Tikka's Eggs??? Sending Egg Vibes to Tikka too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 hehehe thanks Sarah and Cathy! I checked 7 times today for eggs I think it's because I've got an Egg Skelter on the way and nothing to put in it that I'm so keen for them to get going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Chuckov, Sending Egg vibes to Ginger and Nutmeg, no matter how much you wait, it is such a lovely surprise when you find that first egg! Sarah B, Where are Tikka's Eggs??? Sending Egg Vibes to Tikka too. She's younger than Madras, but I reckon a few days off looking at wattles and comb! Mind you she is nuts so who knows!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarabelle Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Emma - I hope that tomorrow is the day that either Ginger or Nutmeg starts to lay and I hope the same is true of Sarah's Tikka. The Gingernuts are definitely younger than the Pepperpots in this recent batch by all accounts. Still, it was only 5 days between my two, so COME ON YOU GINGERNUTS!!! Clarabel hasn't had a day off yet, bless her, I hope she doesn't wear herself out! DH is avidly plotting weights on his graph and they are fluctuating slightly, but we haven't had anymore double yolkers yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I'd love a double yolker! Have you eaten it yet Clarabelle? (my memory is terrible so sorry if you have already said!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
