bouldercroft Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I have envy.... But I'm also really pleased for you...huge congrats! I'm taking the laptop out to the girls this afternoon to show them what competition they have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMeadfan Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Just been catching up on the forum - love this thread! congrats on the eggs! I always thank my girls when I collect their eggs and nothing beats collecting them then cooking them straight away for brekkie! (unless they've laid later in the day of course!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Lol! I was telling them how clever they were and they seemed like they were taking it all in - on the other hand they were maybe just willing me to give them the raisins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 What pretty eggs, I always say thank you to my girls when i eat their eggs; had two tonight on home made bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It was very cold overnight and there were no this morning not even a little from Poppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It was very cold overnight and there were no this morning not even a little from Poppy. I got my first yesterday when the high temperature was -7C and the low was -15C I did my egg dance in 2 feet of snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It was very cold overnight and there were no this morning not even a little from Poppy. I got my first yesterday when the high temperature was -7C and the low was -15C I did my egg dance in 2 feet of snow! Wooohoooo! Great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Is it me or is there an increase in egg production on this forum? The day's are getting longer so that must mean Spring is in the air (somewhere). How many eggs so far and how have they been cooked? I hope you have an egg skelter for your eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Is it me or is there an increase in egg production on this forum? The day's are getting longer so that must mean Spring is in the air (somewhere). How many eggs so far and how have they been cooked? I hope you have an egg skelter for your eggs! I think that is true - there are more eggs. All six of my "old girls" are now in lay - including Gwladys the frizzle silkie who laid her first egg this week. That's all last year's bantie chicks now in lay, as well as my hybrids although they are less reliable after their moult - laying about 2 days in every three I guess. I get between 2 and 5 eggs a day, as some lay every day and some every other day. It must be to do with the days getting longer Still looking forward to my first from the Cream Legbars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Theres nothing like the excitement of eggs A few of my pure breeds have just come back into lay, I was away this weekend and OH text me to say we'd had our first White egg of the year, I got a little too excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Maybe our hens know something about Spring being closer than we know?? A question...is it normal that they begin laying and then stop? I just wondered if the cold had put Ginger and Poppy off laying today - or does it have nothing to do with last night's weather? I noticed today that Babs is also crouching, however Thistle still looks very immature (no comb to speak of?) and shows no signs of crouching - yet she and Poppy were sold as being the same age. I love the fact that we can all get excited over eggs on here and no one thinks we are nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Congratulations & well done your hens Gathering freshly laid eggs is just so good, 2 and a half years on I still smile every time I find an egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I love the fact that we can all get excited over eggs on here and no one thinks we are nuts! Very true! It is exciting and I'm not having anyone tell me otherwise. Willow doesn't crouch, she just runs but is laying... every other day. So far Snowy's only had one day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 My pure breeds are cranking back up too - I had 4 eggs the other day. On a sad note though, two of the oldsters didn't make it through the winter/moult - one was just dead one morning, t'other had to be despatched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 My pure breeds are cranking back up too - I had 4 eggs the other day. On a sad note though, two of the oldsters didn't make it through the winter/moult - one was just dead one morning, t'other had to be despatched Awww sorry to read this, how old were they? On the positive side they had a good life with you. We got another 2 eggs this morning at 8am - both in the same nest box (probably because someone had poo'd in the other one!!) - so there must have been a bit of a swop during the night! Both eggs look fairly similiar so I'm not sure if they are both from the Hybrids or one of the RIRs laid a different looking egg. That's our first half dozen since Saturday. My neighbours love the chooks and had bought me a little toy hen yesterday that flaps it's wings and lays an egg...very cute! So, I gave them 2 eggs yesterday for their lunch - apparently they were delicious. Clever girlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Gosh, they're really laying well now They were both about 4 years old and laying the odd egg now and then last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Confused I was til this morning! It's Ginger and Babs that are laying not the RIRs - both were in the same nestbox laying an egg - 2 nestboxes but no, they both wanted the same one! That's 8 eggs since last Saturday and I still get a buzz finding them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakeadoodledo Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Have just spent about the last 20 mins of my lunchbreak (most days spent looking at 'what's happening' in the Hen world on the forum!) reading your story and laughing my head off to myself of your antics Kalico! Brings it all back from when I started with my 3 Marans, current count 24, was 29 but over the years have lost a few girls and how the Henmore disease spreads and I become more anorak-like every day! I live near Jude (Cotswold Chooks) and often just 'pop over as I need a few bits' (that's the standard party line to the OH) and coo at all her lovely POLs. Am in the process of moving from a village cottage onto a farm, therefore lots of space therefore lots more chooks!!! Am beside myself with eggscitement! Seeing all the lovely pics from everyone makes me chuckle - I am so nosey, love to see everyone else's set ups!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It has become a bit of an epic read, hasn't it? Its certainly been an adventure!! I think Marans are beautiful. I'd love to have a few more but my coop is for 4 max.. damn, why didn't I go for a bigger one... Another question - I notice sometimes there are really watery poos (almost oil slick-ish) in the WIR - but it's not all the time and the other poos are variable normal or curry poos, why would this be? Also, the 2 hens that are laying will only use 1 nestbox, the other is clean but neither wants to use it? I love to watch the girls, they are soooo nosey and funny, this morning they had flown up and were sitting on top of the coop in a row - they were all basking in the sun, Ginger was half lying with her eyes shutting. I laugh out loud at them chasing the stuffed kong around the ground, they HATE sprouts but love broccoli hung up. I lose ages everyday just watching them. We now do group walks around the garden, 8 little feet pad around after me clucking loudly and showing me all the best places to find succulent bugs. Did I ever mention that I love my hens??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Congratulations on your girls, your set up and... your eggs!!! I laugh out loud at them chasing the stuffed kong around the ground, they HATE sprouts but love broccoli Mine love their kong too but hate broccoli and love sprouts (cubed ) We now do group walks around the garden, 8 little feet pad around after me clucking loudly and showing me all the best places to find succulent bugs. That's a LOVELY picture and really made me smile!!! Our garden is a swamp (new house, no turf, far too much rain!) so the girls are confined to barracks until we can make a bit of progress with digging down through the clay and double digging in some sand and chookie straw/manure to improve the drainage. Or maybe 12 little feet can make a headstart on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A whopper this morning - 75g egg and a 60g one - it's my birthday today and the girls' (human ones!!) are now making my birthday cake with eggs from our own hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Happy Birthday! Enjoy your cake, it'll taste marvellous, I'm sure. Have you had any chickeny birthday presents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Happy birthday!! What a nice present for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Happy Birthday Wendy That will be the tastiest cake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Happy birthday Wendy Glad the girls have rewarded you with cake ingredients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
