Luvachicken Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I was expecting my girls to have stopped laying for the Winter by now really, but today as with yesterday, and some days from last week, I have found eggs in the egg port I'm pretty certain it is Suzie laying the eggs - no doubt to make up for all the days she spent being broody in the Summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Seven banties here and lucky to get an egg a day at the moment, I'm not worried as it gives them a break. Stupidly dropped the precious egg today which the dogs wolfed up with great pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 not bantams but I've got 2 LF laying a 4 year old that's been laying for a month and has laid 5 out of the last 6 days and a 2 year old that re started last Sunday and is laying every other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Yes Luvachicken amazingly I have one of my pekins Tilly still laying every other day!!!!! She and her sister were both laying but now Polly is moulting she's stopped (sensible girl ) Never had eggs in dec before Putting it down to the mild weather ........can't last though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 One of my wyandotte bantams was laying until about a week ago but she has now stopped along with the other wyandotte, the welsummers and silkies. My hybrids have stopped too, the one remaining ex batt was laying but also stopped about a week ago too Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 No eggs since Suzie's release from the broody cage on Tuesday, but then they do all deserve a well earned rest. Roll on Spring And no more broodiness please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Well I got another egg today Totally amazed...but she did spend alot of the summer broody Let's not think about broodiness yet hey? Although, I did joke with the kids the other day that this summer I'll need more anti-broody cages with the 6 girls now and may have to stack them up in the run and call it "broody towers!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 No, nothing here for ages, my sablepoot laid very briefly in the summer, stopped then laid 6 eggs in November, the rest stopped in Oct (some earlier). I did get my three Sussex girls to keep me supplied with some eggs over the winter, they were the first to stop, despite having early moults in August, and being rude with health. I am not best pleased and have had words with them! Just have to wait until February I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Broody towers I love it. I hope they don't expect that in my little chicken village Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliebop Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 One of mine, a bantam brahma aged now about 25 weeks laid her first ever egg on 14th December, and we've had 5 more since!!! I'm not sure if one of the other 2 has come into lay too - they're all about the same age - or if they are all from Olga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Well I thought the broody business was starting again today, so I carefully popped Suzie in the run and left her to it. A bit later I could hear a commotion and thought I'd better make sure the girls were ok, then I realised Suzie was singing her egg song, and there in the egg box was a lovely little egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
