keyhole kate Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 For the first time since 2008 I have had to resort to buying eggs organic FR of course as not one of my ten girls is laying I was getting one little egg from my Silkie however she has decided to go broody and is ensconsed in the nest box huffling and puffling at me and anyone who dares go near she didn't have the sense to lay an egg to sit on first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I've got one of those silkies too - busy hatching a ball of aubiose Have to say, though, after weeks of scarcely an egg for breakfast between all my 9 assorted chooks, we're now back in production . . . to the extent that from 9 we are now getting all of 2 eggs a day. Must be the porridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I've got 10 girls too. I'm down to one or two eggs a day at the moment. I can't tell who's laying them either. My Legbar only laid for one season and gave up, the other 3 pure breeds take it in turns to do either broody or moult, and I think most of the ex batts are now too old to lay regularly. I haven't had to buy any eggs yet, but at this rate it won't be long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Same here...I have 15 girls and had first egg today for about a week......it was nice and warm thanks to Olive my pekin being broody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 21 girls here and 1 egg a day for a couple of months now.............today however, i got 3!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I get 3 a day from 7 girls I feel lucky now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 It's the going broody I can't get over what's all that about given the weather spook is sooo fluffy and cute but sadly as thick as a brick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Have two that are recovering from a full moult in this weather!! Nutters! And they will not sleep in the cube, they prefer to perch on their perch in the wir, I mean how is that normal nice warm cube and they prefer to perch!! Pah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yep two of mine sit outside the cube, another couple recovering from a moult some more pure breeds so have probably stopped laying for the winter and i think the rest are past it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I think I will be adding to mine in the new year and may have to rehome a girl that is just not fitting in with the flock but am giving her a while longer to see, but mine are aall relatively young I lost my old favourite girl cocoa 3 eggs from 7 isnt bad, I feel like a Meatloaf song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Its 3 times better than im getting Cooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thought it was just my dim leghorn who doesn't have the brain to sleep in a nice warm eglu.............oh & one egg every so often from 8 hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yep, I'm on my 2nd dozen of bought eggs since I started keeping chooks. Last winter my silkie put about 4 eggs a week on the egg rack, but this year she's joined the others and gone on strike - she's even forgotten about going broody And I swear they are all eating more now than they were when egg production was in full swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 This has made me laugh. Just like my lot, all to busy growing one feather at a time to look so beautiful Until today and egg production has risen by 100% I now get two eggs every other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I am getting one egg a day but only have 4 chickens. My little Serama is definitely still laying and the bantam dotte laid her first egg this week . It looked huge next to the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracyann Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Well, the hybrid girls have been laying, but I don't get 6 eggs every day, the wheaten marans and welsummers, have managed to produce 2 eggs so far, they started laying Sunday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Just checked on the girls and found 1 lovely large egg on the roosting bars spook the evil broody silkie obviously intimidated a big girl from entering and using the nest box what they lack in size they make up in spades in personality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I am getting one egg a day but only have 4 chickens. My little Serama is definitely still laying and the bantam dotte laid her first egg this week . It looked huge next to the others. Looks like the scrambled egg (if not the drinks) is on you then pips_pekins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolemagic Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I have only three girls and I am ashamed now that I had been thinking I was doing badly if they missed even a day. I have had three eggs virtually every day since mid-September and I realise now that they are an awesome threesome. I do know it won't go on forever, but I am very pleased with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 spook is sooo fluffy and cute but sadly as thick as a brick Yep! That's Silkies for you! I love my two to bits but Muggle in particular is very dense. I'm pleased to say that since I got my new ex-batts in October, I've been swimming in eggs. But then again, I have got 13 chickens and only about 4 or 5 of them are laying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
