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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: little blue on March 29, 2010, 07:17:38 pm

Title: must be spring...
Post by: little blue on March 29, 2010, 07:17:38 pm: the quail have laid 2 eggs today! The first since October!
And the chooks are going egg mad...

how about yours?

:chook: :chook: :chook: :chook:
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: sabrina on March 29, 2010, 07:21:08 pm: We have been getting 12-14 eggs for a few weeks now, watching out incase the girls go broddy. We do not want anymore hens at the moment :chook:
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: Daisys Mum on March 29, 2010, 07:51:43 pm: Egg production has gone up to 20-24 a day from 34 chooks :chook: :chook: :chook:
5 of the ducks are laying now too :&> :&> :&>
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 29, 2010, 08:15:23 pm: yep, have finally turned the 'eggs for sale' sign back round - we are back in business!
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: sandy on March 29, 2010, 08:32:43 pm: Were are back to filling our piggy bank up with egg money!!!! like a little production line...spring is on it's way but it's *loody cold zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: CameronS on March 30, 2010, 07:27:09 pm: no quail yet,
but getting 10eggs from 8 hens ;D
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: sandy on March 30, 2010, 09:52:02 pm: :o some one is working extra hard :o
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 31, 2010, 09:33:16 am: wow Cameron! is it the same hens laying extra do you know? I'm still only getting 6 a day from 11 hens but they are all laying at some point or other.
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Post by: JulieS on March 31, 2010, 09:39:50 am: wow Cameron that's brilliant!

I'm getting 10 - 12 from 18 hens at the moment.
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: doganjo on March 31, 2010, 05:33:05 pm: I'm getting 6 from 8 but one lady who lives with the ducks hasn't laid for months! But since her name is Lucky she can stay! She was a chick killer(that's why I got her from QWOLF) but is now the friendliest of all of mine.
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: Roxy on April 01, 2010, 12:03:34 am: I am getting 20 hen eggs and 8 bantam eggs per day - selling them all at the field gate, so money jar filling up nicely. Have a feeling some are laying somewhere else, as we have a lot of hens, although some will only just be coming into lay now the lighter nights are here.
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: SuzyJ on April 01, 2010, 12:49:06 pm: Chucks and bantams each laying an egg a day here, turkeys doing well and averaging 10-12 a week from 4 hens although 3 are just youngsters.

Hopefully should have enough for a clutch to put under the most experienced lady by tuesday. Hoping some of the bantams may get broody soon as our layers don't seem interested in sitting.
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: syde house chooks on April 01, 2010, 09:12:42 pm: Had 3 quail eggs yesterday, the first this year, ducks laying 4-5 a day now and getting 6-7 hens eggs each day, seems to have been a long time coming... now inundated with eggs, at least selling to friends will help pay for all the food consumed in all that snow!!
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: SuzyJ on April 01, 2010, 09:30:00 pm: Quote from: SuzyJ on April 01, 2010, 12:49:06 pm
Chucks and bantams each laying an egg a day here, turkeys doing well and averaging 10-12 a week from 4 hens although 3 are just youngsters.

Hopefully should have enough for a clutch to put under the most experienced lady by tuesday. Hoping some of the bantams may get broody soon as our layers don't seem interested in sitting.

Got my wish earlier than expected - daughter announced at tea time that one of the bantam girls is indeed sitting on eggs :chook: Will have to see if I can swap a couple for layer eggs ;D definately don't want any more bantam cockerel and can't even give the things away lol
Title: Re: must be spring...
Post by: northfifeduckling on April 02, 2010, 11:20:00 am: the chooks have been really good from mid winter I was only without eggs for a couple of weeks. Now all 3 are laying nearly every day. the ducks are in full swing, 7 out of 8! I have my suspicion that number 8 is hiding them again in the garden but the weather was so awful that I did no search for them yet. Maybe the kids will find the nest on Sunday, lol :&>