chocchick Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Sonja, if you go to http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Chickens you click on the pull-down menus to add photos to the gallery there is a thread from Superkate at http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=606 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Sonja, there's a topic here which explains how to use the gallery and add photos. I've tried to e-mail you about your log in problems but my replies keep bouncing back so I've sent you a PM instead. Have a look at the top of the page under the Omlet bar and you should see that it says "You have 1 new message". If you click on that, then click on the message, you can read how to sort out the log in problems. Good luck! Let me know if you need any help with the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Chick Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Nicola, have sent a photo to James since he requested one for the egluowner of the week. Did not know he put it in the galery. View under Sonja's chickens, Double uups Kate, can you errase my album that I put in the galery since it shows exactly the same picture. Sorry again did not now that my ladies are in it already. Also thanks to your advice I am able to join in without trouble. but to be honest hubby had to help Did receive personal e-mail though. And as for meeting in Geneva, I am certainly up for it. Please post interest and will sort somthing out. Thanks again Sonja oh help again, I can only add one more Emotiocons and then the system wount let me in again cant get your cool pictures under your usernames either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'll sort out the photo for you Sonja - no problem at all. There's a topic on adding emoticons and an avatar too if you check out this topic. It should cover everything you need to know. Any problems, just let me know . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Sonja, your chickens are SO cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Chick Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hello all Thanks Kate for the replyi am just trying to solve the avater problem. I am very happy people find my chicks so cute. Any advice ho jow to have them lay some eggs would be welcome. Ok okI know it is winter but still..... Does the old golf ball method work? Sonja gwendolyn, henrietta & victoria no eggs so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Hi Sonja your chooks are lovely, but if they are pure breeds and not Hybrids they probably won't lay you an egg until the spring but it is worth the wait.......................Good luck finding an avatar you could always use your own photograph if it is small enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Chick Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Hello Nicola, Look Kate sorted my avatar out. Finally I have my own picture. I do think my chooks are purebread. So spring will tell. Any idea if the golfball method could work though. An expert told me that would entice the hens to lay an egg if you put one in their nest. A rooster (lent one) apparently does the trick as well. Any comments on this ? Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Nice avatar! We had a "false" egg in the box. It was to encourage Margot (who tends not to lower herself by getting involved in any of that sort of business) to lay more frequently. It did work. In a fashion. I guess it wont hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I am not sure if the golf ball trick work or not I have never used it, but like Mel says it can't do any harm.................... Love the avatar of your chabo frizzles they are so fluffy............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Not sure if it worked for me or not. About two weeks before Christmas I put a golf ball in the egg tray and left it there. It was either that or the threats that if there were no eggs by Christmas, the chooks were dinner.... but we got our first egg on Christmas Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Lovely present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 It was! A little white egg from our little white chicken. There was something quite special about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Yup. Nigella, one of our two white stars is laying perfect little white eggs - they are only small though, about 40 - 47g each. I still think its exciting when you open the egg port door and seeing a perfect egg in the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Poppy is moulting at the moment andwe have no white eggs - when she does though, they are 65/70 g - eye-watering for a small bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Our white star eggs are between 45 and 54g. It used to be quite good because all of the girls layed at different times, so we could just pop out and get each egg shortly after it arrived - perfect (not that we were watching or anything... ). But now they seem to have synchronized to be within minutes of each other. Hence we now get three eggs in quick succession covered in mud and poo where they've been stood on. Our Ranger's eggs are about 50g, but once a week she lays a double-yolk - usually 80g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Tom (similar to a pepperpot) usually lays eggs between 75 and 80, Barbara (similar to a gingerntu) is between 65 and 75. Jerry an amberstar(when she used to lay) was 55 to 65. Margot doesnt lower herself to laying eggs much, and if they are they tend to be 45 to 55 Cant believe I know the weights and shapes of the girls eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Yeah, how sad are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Nearly as sad as you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 My banties lay tiny eggs, Layla's are 36-38g, Sadie's are 42-46g and Ruby laid her first egg today at 38g. But the yolks are more or less fulll size, just less white, which suits me I'd love a white hen, but it would get so muddy if it joined Sadie in her mud bathing routine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I'm waiting to put up some mud bath pictures of my white chickens, they're really funny. They got in the box together (ahh), but abandoned their bath when I came out to take pictures and they were filthy! They looked dirty in the snow too and not at all white. No egg white or not... Showed them a brown egg yesterday to show them what they should be working on, course they weren't at all interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
