ChickenPoopGarden Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 This morning I went out to clean the chickydoos as usual but had to sit and wait because, no more than ten seconds after letting them out, Splash went straight back in and hunched in the nest box. Obviously I wasn't about to disturb her, so I stood in the corner of the run and watched the other five losers failing to understand the new trigger feeder. So now I am confused. Splash (Colombian Blacktail) lays tiny eggs, no bigger than Marshmallow's little white ones so I suppose it's understandable that I thought it was Lobelia (Pekin) but now I am wondering how on earth I am going to know which hens are in lay?! It will be simple enough to know that Petunia is in lay because she's a legbar so the eggs will be some kind of blue, but the others are a Poland, a Pekin, and another Silkie! The silkie will lay little white eggs like Marshmallow's ones, but what about the Poland and the Pekin? Is there anything distinctive about their eggs that would give them away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Hens not laying have a smaller vent, do smaller poos and have paler combs if that helps CPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 The only easy way I've found is to buy chickens that all lay different coloured eggs . I only have 3 laying out of 5, the green egg layer is easy to spot (by the absence of green eggs ) but of the other 4 I don't know which one isn't laying. Or maybe they all are, just not every day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 You may be lucky and they'll lay slightly different shaped eggs. Mine all do so although I have 2 Pekins and 2 Wyandotte bantams I always know whose is whose (and if you're wondering - at the moment that'd be no one!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Columbian black tails should lay medium sized light brown eggs as their one of the main layers of free range eggs for Asda and Waitrose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenPoopGarden Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 not my colombian blacktail! Her eggs are the same colour as the waitrose ones but smaller. Hopefully she'll make 'em bigger as she gets older! i'd love a green egger - what mix is she? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 She's an Araucana - tiny black hen with a cute topknot! Doesn't lay them very often though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
