Single hen

[Suzy J]

wahey I have just been down the garden to my eglu and my chickens have laid an egg again..... its been ages since I last had an egg so get the whole excitement thing again ...... my neighbours must think I am crazy talking to my chickens and such a proud look on my face when I reach into the eglu and pull out a warm egg

[Karen & co.]

Yipee

 

I still love opening the eggport and finding someone has left me an egg

 

karen x

[Aunty e]

Oh how I long for it. Last few days we've had two eggs. We have NINE chickens. This just isn't fair. I love eggs, it's the best feeling to go into the garden and come back with a lovely fresh warm egg or six. Right. I'm going home to wave the casserole dish at the chooks.

[Mel (& Paul)]

I think getting a really warm freshly laid egg out of the nest box is one of the BEST feelings - and having had chooks for nearly 1 1/2 years I dont think that the feeling ever diminishes!

Having said that we have about 3 or 4 eggs a day out of 9 chooks (admittedly 2 are ex battery hens) because they are going through the moult)

I didnt get the roasting or casserole dish out. I bought 2 new bantums

[Aunty e]

OH has limited me to single figures. Rubbish. Mind you, I am worming them, treating them for colds and giving them avipro currently, so next week they'll be super healthy and might start laying properly again. Or not. miserable blighters.

[feemcg]

I love it when the eggs are 'just out' and really warm and i bring it in the house and say "feel that" in an excited voice.....and my daughters look at me with disgust and say "oooh yeuch, whatever!"

[Lindy Loo]

I also have 9 hens and get, on average, 3 eggs a day. My buff Araucana is too young, my Buff Orpington just doesn't do the "egg laying thing" very well and with the shorter days the others are laying every other day.

Nothing can beat a nice warm egg straight out of the eglu and my boys (age 14, 12 and 8 ) all love racing down to the "girls" to collect the eggs and make a huge fuss of them - eggs or no eggs. Our neighbours must think we are potty!

[Aunty e]

Another two egg special yesterday. Starting to get a little concerned. I've only had mine since February, so I don't know what they're like over winter. I expected the pekins to stop laying, but I thought everybody else would just carry on. Beryl has special dispensation for being new and still all of a flutter about moving in with the mob, but I ALWAYS get an egg a day from the hybrids. We've searched the garden and no joy. pah. Maybe cut out treats for a bit? And try them on pellet porridge?

[Mel (& Paul)]

Might be an idea to - I had heard that overweight chooks dont lay as much and I guess that along with winter coming might mean their egg production is down a bit

[Christian]

I always give the girls treats at about 5pm every day

 

But now i have started adding pellets mixed with water to try and get more pellets in them. Laverne has laid everyday for 6 weeks now (with only 1 day off-well it was a sunday)!!!

 

They seem to be eating alot more as it gets colder. Is this normal??

 

Christian x x x

[Mel (& Paul)]

Yup - dont forget they need their food to give them the energy to keep warm - that's why we eat more in the winter (well, that's my excuse, I am sticking to it and hey, my baggy jumper covers it all )

[Christian]

So thats why i can't get into my jeans come January

 

Its nature so not my fault!!!

 

Thanks for that, now wheres that chocolate cake???

 

Christian x x x

[Mel (& Paul)]

So thats why i can't get into my jeans come January

 

Its nature so not my fault!!!

 

Thanks for that, now wheres that chocolate cake???

 

Christian x x x

 

Absolutely!

 

Any chocolate cake left? - I need it for the calcium that you get in milk chocolate...........

[Christian]

YULP sorry all gone

 

Will bake another one later with extra chocolate chips for that added calcium.

 

Off to Hungerford now for some Christmas shopping!!!

 

Christian x x x

[Lindy Loo]

How can you think about the C word?

 

I can't possibly face thinking about it until after half term!

[The Dogmother]

I have 7 hens and only one is laying at the moment All the others are either moulting or too posh to push. Lavinia is raising chicks, which is a very inportant job, so she's excused.

 

I get about 3 eggs a week at the moment

[Gallina]

I have a Pepperpot who lays five eggs a week at the moment, a Wyandotte who lays two, and a Cochin who doesn't seem to realize that she is supposed to lay eggs (and may in fact never have laid one, although I used to give her the benefit of the doubt). My Gingernut, who laid seven eggs a week throughout the year, was taken by a fox.

 

But I have to say that my two pure-breed hens look gorgeous at the moment, while my poor Pepperpot looks a bit raddled, as you might expect of a mother of 500+. My Gingernut was also my feather-pecker, so Asbo and Cushion are growing all their missing feathers back, and seem very much more cheerful.

 

There's only one answer to the egg-shortage: get more hens.

[The Dogmother]

Don't tempt me Gallina! 7 is enough for now, although one of the barnie chicks will be joining the flock when it's big enough.

[Suzy J]

hmmmm more hens now theres a thought

 

no really it is something that I would like to do anyone know of any breeders in Worcestershire??

[Aunty e]

NO NO NO NO!!!!!! I can't have any more. I'll be pushing it hanging on to Chick if he's a girl. I don't have room for anymore chicken housing!

[Mel (& Paul)]

course you do!

just move

[AnnieP]

If you've got NINE , what difference can a few more make???

[Mel (& Paul)]

Do what I did - get two bantams - two for the size of one

[SeramaSilly]

Is your black rock laying Auntie E? Mine hasn't laid for weeks (moulting) and neither have my marans bantam or araucana cross! Doris my trusty Australorp is laying about five or six a week thank goodness - love my scrambled egg and mushrooms on toast!!!!

 

Sophie

x

[Lindy Loo]

I have 7 hens and only one is laying at the moment All the others are either moulting or too posh to push. Lavinia is raising chicks, which is a very inportant job, so she's excused.

 

I get about 3 eggs a week at the moment

 

I love it - too posh to push!