sparkysmum Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Just venting my frustration really but after a couple of egg free months I was wondering if any other Scottish omleteer or anyone at all still has an egg free flock . We are having longer, brighter days so I was kinda hoping I might see an egg soon. They're all pure breeds so I know I'll just have to wait but I just wondered if I'm the last poultry keeper to see eggs this year Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Only one of my flock came into lay last week (cream legbar) so do not despair (I'm South East England!) I have pure breeds too. I'm sure February will see them all spring into action once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty_76 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 If it makes you feel better, my 3 bantams aren't earning their keep at the moment ! Not that I expected them to I suppose being pure breeds. I got mine in September, only 1 laid an egg every other day from October then gave up about early November and we have had to buy eggs all that time! Fingers crossed they ALL lay soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I'm just up the road from you Sparkysmum (approx 20 miles north west of you, actually ) and one of my araucanas (approx 18 months old) started last week. Nothing from the cream legbars or the other araucana yet. There's been one from the useless Welsumer and nothing yet from the maran, but I'm hopeful for Valentine's Day (I'd heard that's the traditional day for them starting again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I'm just up the road from you Sparkysmum (approx 20 miles north west of you, actually ) . Are you in the Perth direction JS1 First egg today One of my lovely dumpies has come back into lay and I think a couple more will follow. Can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Congrats on your egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 That's good news . I'm waiting for Layla to start laying again - she laid about 4 lovely little green eggs but has only laid softies since then (no sign of contents being eaten, just bits of green membrane ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 I'm waiting for Layla to start laying again - she laid about 4 lovely little green eggs but has only laid softies since then (no sign of contents being eaten, just bits of green membrane ). Oh no, that doesn't sound so good. I wonder if it's a weather thing. I remember one of my batt ladies laying softies for a while but don't recall what if anything sorted her out. Limestone flour maybe Hope it sorts itself soon. Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 She managed a nearly normal egg yesterday but it had a long bit of membrance hanging out of one end. Attractive it wasn't . Still, at least it had a normal shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunie Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Hi Alli One of my chicks from last year started to lay at the start of December and has been going well sine (she is an aurcana crossed with an Appenzeller/polish (Paul was the dad)). One of Paul's sisters started to lay this week and I got my first egg of this year from my little light sussex bantam. So it is all started again up here PS JS1 is up here a few doors along from me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Further North - one of mine came into lay last week - 4 normal eggs and now 2 abnormal no shell eggs and nothing for last 2 days - stopped dipping and the other is not ready to lay yet! Not good - must be weather related I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Our pure breeds have just started to lay this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 The end of December we were eggless, then in early Jan 4 ex-batts arrived - 3-4 eggs a day, now some of the pure breeds have started - 6 eggs Wednesday, 7 yesterday and 10 today Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 One Dumpie & a sablepoot laying now, just another 6 to go Clunie, very re your light sussex bantam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Mine came into lay mid January and I have given away 30 eggs so far (which does not include what we have gobbled up ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Mine came into lay mid January and I have given away 30 eggs so far (which does not include what we have gobbled up ) We sold 24 down the pub last night - I had already given 18 away at work earlier in the week! Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 TAJ - just curious, how much did you sell them for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NannyOgg Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Still nothing from my five.......... ...........since AUGUST Helpful *ahem* friends and family are making frequent references to stocking the freezer with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Oh heavens, nannyogg, you are a patient soul My good news is that "little brown" my giant brown leghorn, raised by my tiny pekin, laid her first egg today I have 4 laying now, yaaay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 New to all this chicken malarkey but our 4 have not laid regulalry since new year. So I am glad others have the same issue....we have 4 bantams (3 wyandottes and 1 Pekin) One of them laid about 3 a week in December but apart from that they have laid nothing....i am hoping the milder weather will help things along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I am south of you by quite some distance. I have had about 2 most days from my hybrids/exbats. We are now up to 6 /7 which means the Orpies are coming back into lay. The two bantams have produced nothing since November!!! The 3 Cream Legbars??????Well so far we have had 3 beautiful blue eggs- about 6 days ago, one a day. So is it the same hen? Have they each laid one? Who knows- all I am sure of is that the stress of a first egg/ or three? has clear sent them into some kind of hibernation. Eating well though and looking gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 My araucana's laying now so that's 5 out of 8. Great to see blue eggs again Not sure that I'll get many more though but fingers crossed. Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NannyOgg Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The drought is over......today we had an EGG!!!!!!! Courtesy of one of the Pekins, not sure if it was Ginny or Sprinkle, but hopefully the others will soon follow suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 well done that hen, NannyOgg There's almost nothing like it is there I still smile and inwardly thank the ladies for their beautiful eggs when ever I find some .Yesterday I was a bit late in collecting and couldn't believe it when I found 4 beautiful eggs all sitting together in the nest box including a gorgeous pale blue from my araucana. Well worth waiting for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NannyOgg Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Ooh, how lovely! I must admit, I was beginning to wonder if any of them would ever lay again after a five month holiday!!! I do always say a thank you to my girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
