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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Rupert the bear on February 15, 2016, 08:56:55 pm

Title: At last the moult is over
Post by: Rupert the bear on February 15, 2016, 08:56:55 pm
Our girls eggs dried up at the end of November and we have had to resort to S*%e!+a^ket eggs :-[, well this morning did the usual feed count and cuss and lo and behold over half of them have started to lay again  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: bless 'em. And the oven ready look is going out of fashion as well
I have missed a decent egg in the morning.

 This is the best bit of news I've had in months , now  I have to decide, boil,poach,scramble of fry ?
Silly how something so simple can give you a boost .
Now what to do with the supermarket ones.....
Title: Re: At last the moult is over
Post by: Marches Farmer on February 16, 2016, 11:54:07 am
They're probably responding to the increase in daylight hours - presumably over a year old or they'd likely lay through their first Winter.
Title: Re: At last the moult is over
Post by: mentalmilly on February 16, 2016, 03:42:32 pm
mine have started to lay as well didn't have to resort to buying but it was close. lucky I have a mixed bag of ages so some laid over the winter. you could feed the supermarket eggs to your chucks the will love them.
 
Title: Re: At last the moult is over
Post by: Rupert the bear on February 17, 2016, 08:20:45 pm
mine have started to lay as well didn't have to resort to buying but it was close. lucky I have a mixed bag of ages so some laid over the winter. you could feed the supermarket eggs to your chucks the will love them.
 

I think I'll pass on that , the dogs are getting scrambled egg, Me of course am enjoying my organic freerange eggs from my happy chucks   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: At last the moult is over
Post by: DavidandCollette on February 18, 2016, 09:10:48 am
Mine are just starting to moult and I am hoping that the new pol chickens will give forth so that I don't have to resort to the su..... sorry can't say the word :D