sjp Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 this time last week Rusty my CLB was still suffering big time through her moult she looked as thin as a rake would leave the coop unless there was corn involved. Monday she was back to normal she even crouched for Boris. today the shortessed day of the year,rain all day, no sun since Tuesday morning and she lays an egg for the first time in about 2 months. and she's at least 4 years old to so thats her,her youngest daughter( 30 weeks old),plus one of her grand daughters(<1 year old). all laying blue or green eggs plus my Maran cross(about 3 years old) who started to lay her dark brown eggs again last week and they say you won't get eggs laid in the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 That's great My light sussex has just started to lay again after a big moult and I wasn't expecting any till february Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 My CLB 7 months old laid her first egg last night/early this am too, was expecting it due to her behaviour but was hoping she would stay a baby till spring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 My wee Connie is still looking babyish - torn between not wanting her to grow up and the super excitement of coloured egg!! She still looks a bit off, skinny hips and no where near crouching.... My maran thought about it today though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 my Barnbar laid yesturday first time she's ever laid in December she's about 4 she's only ever laid late Jan early Feb till about September thats 5 laying at the moment through only 3 nearly every day just hope Rebbecca aka No one broody dosn't go broody just yet as the broody coop needs some TLC but with the weather at the moment it's not going to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Huh, my CLB is in fine health, but has given up laying, she laid three eggs this year in March then stopped. We miss her lovely eggs, but also love our very daft Tikka, so forgive her slothfulness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 at last one of my May hatched pulletts has started to lay found a nice speckled egg in the no2 house this morning so that 2 out of 3 of them laying. she's also the first of the 5 or 6 girls that started to crouch for the young stud on new years day laying and takes the number of layers up to 6 since the moult finnished through 2 are only laying about once every 10 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Well I am NO eggs here!! Can I ask sjp from crouching how long approx till the onset of lay?? I have 5 hatchlings, 3 are 7-8 months and 2 are 5-6 months. Out of the older 3, 2 are crouching and have been for about a week.They have also developed an interest in the nestbox, one of them is in there now! Eggs would be nice, we've had none since late nov. Last year Monty knew who was about to come in to lay, lavishing them with his attentions and was right everytime!! This year without him I'm left guessing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Well I am NO eggs here!! Can I ask sjp from crouching how long approx till the onset of lay?? I have 5 hatchlings, 3 are 7-8 months and 2 are 5-6 months. Out of the older 3, 2 are crouching and have been for about a week.They have also developed an interest in the nestbox, one of them is in there now! Eggs would be nice, we've had none since late nov. Last year Monty knew who was about to come in to lay, lavishing them with his attentions and was right everytime!! This year without him I'm left guessing?? noemaly about aweek to 10 days but I've had 2 this last few weeks take about 3 days New years day my young cockerel 'worked' his shocks off he covered at least 5 different girls it could have been 6 as I've got 2 that I can't tell apart needless to say he slepted well that night and has calmed down a little bit now all the young girls are showing ab interest in him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Mine was crouching at least a month he not longer. Seems to lay two days and one day off but only on dig five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 My Buffy just laid her third proper egg today - she may have been responsible for a softy but assuming not it took her about 10 days. Annette is crouching for Dorothy but not for me, waiting with baited breath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Well after my last post I duly went to check the nestbox not expecting to find anything.... a lovely little egg So guessing over, it was Martha, clever girl and she didn't shout about it or lay it in a random place!!!!Well done Martha keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I think the third pullett layed today to as I founf an extra egg this afternoon a stabdard brown one with none of my other mob lay but it's a bit heavy for a first egg at 59 grams, most of mine start at about 49 grams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
