UKMARCH Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Our eggs are down to maybe one every other day I'm hoping to stretch out the ones I've got not looking forward to buying over the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I'm hoping a couple of this years growers will start laying before the month's out and a few of the early molters start laying Christmas time. best layers starting to molt late August ain't playing the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 One of my pekins is back to an egg every other day having moulted, I'm hoping the other may soon join her. It would be nice if one of the new araucanas started this year but I don't really expect them to. I don't think the Wyandottes will start again until late winter now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Just got an egg from Merel today! First one since early August! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I've got 3 youngsters who are of laying age. One actually laid her first egg a few weeks ago, but none since. I've got 2 pullets who will hopefully carry on this winter. I do hate buying eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I've had 3 eggs so far for October But I did have to resort to shop eggs the other day. Free range but tasted of nothing and were very pale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Chick Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 My Sussex hasn't laid for 5 days now and she's having a bit of a moult. My Speckledy hasn't laid an egg since her moult in February! She's moulting again now so maybe she'll kick start herself into laying again soon. My Araucana had a broody spell then straight into a moult so hasn't bothered to lay for about 4 weeks now. My Rhode Rock was egg bound and really ill a couple of months ago, she's laying again but her eggs are a bit rubbish at the moment and we're scrambling them and giving them back to the chickens to help with the moult. My Bluebell is moulting and still laying, bless her! She's keeping us supplied (just!) with eggs. I've changed their feed a couple of weeks ago to see if that helps, seeing as egg production has been so poor this summer for young chickens and the Speckledy packed in after her last moult. I'll have to wait and see... they laid all through the winter last year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Bernadette has now decided that if the others aren't going to lay she doesn't see why she should either, so back to no eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 We try to get 3 you youngsters in the autum each year to lay through the winter. Mine have laid better and been healthier since I swapped to Garvo feed about 4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooksRCute Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ugh..to gloat would just be a quick route to eggnihilation! But so far I'm getting between 4-5 eggs a day. I'm also waiting on the young girls to start laying, they're 23 & 21 weeks old. Looking forward to my first or . Although one of the CLB's is decidedly russet in colour eek Am I just being greedy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 2eggs most days from 2 chickens we have a glut of eggs. I am always giving them away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ugh..to gloat would just be a quick route to eggnihilation! But so far I'm getting between 4-5 eggs a day.I'm also waiting on the young girls to start laying, they're 23 & 21 weeks old. Looking forward to my first or . Although one of the CLB's is decidedly russet in colour eek Am I just being greedy? Yes you are I also get 4 or 5 a day, but I have got 20 girls. Some of those are last years pullets, so I expect they'll slow down soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I'm down to 2 girls laying just about getting 6 a week I'm waiting on 6 pullets to start laying 19 -21 weeks old this week but I can't see the, laying now till Christmas and the wait is driving me crazy as I want to see what colour the egg will be as at least 2 of them have a slight blue tinge to the ear lobes and I want a darker shade of green than the one I get now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooksRCute Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 the wait is driving me crazy as I want to see what colour the egg will be as at least 2 of them have a slight blue tinge to the ear lobes and I want a darker shade of green than the one I get now Yes it's double bubble with pullets/coloured eggs. First lay is difficult enough waiting for, but when your waiting to see what colour they'll lay....well its nail biting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 the wait is driving me crazy as I want to see what colour the egg will be as at least 2 of them have a slight blue tinge to the ear lobes and I want a darker shade of green than the one I get now Yes it's double bubble with pullets/coloured eggs. First lay is difficult enough waiting for, but when your waiting to see what colour they'll lay....well its nail biting!! it don't help that the colour might go some way to deciding which of this years boys I keep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooksRCute Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 it don't help that the colour might go some way to deciding which of this years boys I keep Oo er I hope U haven't told them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 it don't help that the colour might go some way to deciding which of this years boys I keep Oo er I hope U haven't told them no only told one of the 2 big guys He's starting to 'attack' my feet from time to time the last 2 that did that had a bit of a nasty streak in them that stated to get worst as they got to about 5 months old one was the uncle of this one on the Cooper maran side of the line who was a nasty beggar luckily the trait doesn't show up that often and it's only the one that go for the feet. the one's that try for my fingers mellow out at about 10-12 months old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I have 8 and am lucky to get 3 eggs a week. It sound a bit heartless but I am hoping a few don't make it through the winter. Then I've had it with posh girls and will be back to a few brown hens or ex batts that actually lay. I was spoiled, my first girls were 12 ex batts and I got an egg a day from all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
