Hetty and Hilda Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have 2 girls, Hetty & Hilda, Hilda has been moulting now for a few weeks and hasnt laid for a wile but i still had Hildas eggs she was very regular 1 a day even in the winter, but today DISASTER I go to the eglu and she is moulting! and no egg. I havent had to buy eggs now for nearly 2 years but i now only have 4 eggs so I am going to have to do the unthinkable.....................Buy some! I feel like I am cheating on them! then again what they dont know............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 You are going to sooooooo notice the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi! I know how you feel! I only started keeping hens in Mid-October and up until a few days ago I had 3 beautiful girls who were all laying daily, 3 eggs a day over Xmas..Wonderful! Then my neighbours terrier got through a lifted fence panel that we hadn't spotted, you can imagine the rest 1 had to be PTS, 1 injured and the last 1 apparantly unharmed bar a nick to her comb, they are however both very shocked still and keeping to the coop at the moment?? Like you I am down to my last 4 eggs and will have to buy eggs again until my girls recover...no eggs have ever tasted so nice as my late Rhode Rock's I have no idea how long it will be before the remaining 2 start laying again so empathise with you entirely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 What an awful thing to happen, I hope your remaining two recover soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Sorry to hear that BizzyMomma It can takes weeks for them to recover back to laying standards (I'm factoring in the weather/time of year too). Thank goodness you have found the weakness in the fencing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubababe Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Bizzymomma, hugs to your ladies. Hope they are better soon. That was a horrid thing to happen Hetty & Hilda, I sympathise as I had to buy eggs last week Het ho it'll soon be spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken shack Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have 8 girls and had been getting 4 or 5 a day up untill 2 days ago, I gave my last 8 to DD and neighbour in the knowledge I would have 4 or 5 the following day and yesterday I only got 1 today I did get 2. Just goes to shows you can't take them for granted. How horrible to have your girls attacked by your neighbours dog. I hope the remaining 2 recover soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Sad for your loss, hope the two survivors get well soon. My Phoebe had a major moult a few months ago now and today - first egg. Ebay had a mini moult and started laying again in the Xmas break. I wasn't expecting them to start again until Spring. I had to buy supermarket eggs and even though organic, free range not a patch on my girls eggs. Yes we are spoilt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Mine went through a "light" spell for a few weeks when a couple of them were moulting and the dark nights really set in but they are laying as well as ever now and I have a huge glut of eggs. Hopefully yours will be back to normal soon, especially as the days are getting longer now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickanne Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Sorry to hear about the attack. Louise decided to moult a month ago so times have been lean. I had to perform "the walk of shame" to buy eggs just before Christmas. Luckily, a friend in the village has a flock of 30! She found it most amusing. I'm blaming Delia - too much cooking from her Christmas book..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
