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Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 16 10:15 am Post subject: Dear Chickens
Please come back into lay. I miss your beautiful eggs and it does seem somewhat ridiculous, having 14 chickens and no eggs. I know some of you are elderly but come on dammit, I want my eggs back!

chickenlady

Joined: 18 Aug 2013
Posts: 413
Location: Dorset

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 16 10:31 am Post subject:

Dear Human, I know you miss our eggs - but have you ever had to lay one - it's bloomin' painful I can tell you. Have you never heard the screech and cackle of relief when the job is done...and if you think we are in the mood for that sort of malarky when it's absolutely tipping down and freezing cold - then you have another thunk! Romance will be in the air around Valentine's day, usually, and then we might get a move on...but, until then...it's down to the supermarket for you I'm afraid. Sorry - but that's how it is in our henhouse.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 16 10:51 am Post subject:
Come here chicken soup!!!

chickenlady

Joined: 18 Aug 2013
Posts: 413
Location: Dorset

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 16 11:40 am Post subject:

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 16 1:06 pm Post subject:
Mine have started laying again. Im getting about 4 eggs a day from around 20 hens.

chickenlady

Joined: 18 Aug 2013
Posts: 413
Location: Dorset

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 16 1:37 pm Post subject:
Good news....mine have just finished moulting so I hope it's not too long to wait now. Combs beginning to redden up.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 16 6:53 pm Post subject:
HAHAHAHA - found some eggs today!!!!

jettejette

Joined: 01 Jun 2013
Posts: 225

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 16 7:56 pm Post subject:
We have been getting at least a couple a weekall through Winter. Mind you we do have 10 full grown hens, 8 juveniles and 4 cockerels so they are not exactly earning their chicken feed!

leggy

Joined: 16 Jan 2009
Posts: 340
Location: Monmouth

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 16 8:24 pm Post subject:
I bought six barnevelder pullets last year,and whilst they took awhile to start laying ,I have been getting at least 3/4 eggs a day out of them .i got loads eggs ATM lol Though every time I clean them out I either sneeze alot or my eyes start burning /watering

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4630
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 16 9:56 pm Post subject:

leggy wrote:

I bought six barnevelder pullets last year,and whilst they took awhile to start laying ,I have been getting at least 3/4 eggs a day out of them .i got loads eggs ATM lol
Though every time I clean them out I either sneeze alot or my eyes start burning /watering

What bedding are you using? I can't handle that new fangled miscanthus stuff without turning into Sneezy Snot Monster

chickenlady

Joined: 18 Aug 2013
Posts: 413
Location: Dorset

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 16 10:05 am Post subject:
I use Aubiose now....as it rots down quickly in the compost heap. If I can't get Aubiose I use Easibed.

leggy

Joined: 16 Jan 2009
Posts: 340
Location: Monmouth

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 16 11:20 pm Post subject:
Um there is a chicken on the side of it and it's blue wrapper, A quick Google and I think it's the fresh bed one.

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