Mooresey Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Ok, we have 3 chickens 1 amber star and 2 black stars. This morning I took out 4 eggs!!! Just now we have got back from being out and there is an other egg!!! 5 eggs from 3 chickens !!! Is this common? I thought they only laid 1 per 24 hours? Not that I am complaining more is better, but unusual I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 No it's not common but not exactly rare. You may find you get less for the next couple of days. If hens lay too often the shells don't have time to develop and you get softies. Make the most of it! I've got 9 chickens and only 2 are laying every other day daft birds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I don't think it's that common but not unheard of . Lucky you, I'm lucky to get 2 a day from 5 hens . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooresey Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thanks for the replies, we normally just get one from each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 It is a true fact that one hen laid eight in a day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 It is a true fact that one hen laid eight in a day... Crikey I bet she needed a lay down after that lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopingforchickens Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 You're just showing off, I only gey 1 a day from 3 girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 6 today from 21 (although 7 are babies and 2 have retired) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickanne Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Had just logged on to ask the same question! Collected 2 eggs at 9.00am this morning from T&L. Since I got them last year Thelma has a been a very regular 1 a day layer delivering first thing in the morning. Louise had been, at best, three days on, one day of until very recently. She also lays late morning. She has just had her first spate of 10 days on the trot. i let them out onto grass where they cannot return to the Eglu thinking all the action was over for the day and forgot about them. Imagine my suprise whe I went out at 1.00 and Louise is doing her pathetic "I want to lay an egg and you won't let me!" routine. When I lifted the fence she shot into the Eglu at high speed making her egg-chuntering noises. A third egg arrived in very short time. So,how do I tell who has done double duty today? I can usually tell the eggs apart, but today they have chosen to make it difficult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
