The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: egglady on July 29, 2010, 07:25:20 pm
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couldnt believe it as thought they were too young still but there it was on the ground - one of our hubbards laid an egg! she was walking around it a bit of a daze so think it took her a bit by surprise too! have had to phaff around half the morning making her a laying box now!
any one know if meat bird eggs are 'different' in any way? and how often do they lay?
and more importantly, should i incubate them????????? and if i did, would anyone want them?
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I take it is fertile? You might get a cockerel if you hatched it - no-one seems to want them. I can't see an egg being any different from any breed of hen for eating purposes.
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well yes i think there is a good chance as we have a cockerel and 6 hens.
and there was another blooming egg last night! no doubt the ducks are going to start any day now as well.......
anyone care for some eggs?
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Oh dear! I must get my eyes seen to. I thought that said "first egg laid by husband" :-[
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Brilliant. wish ours had laid - but hubbie sent the wee hen and 2 boys off on their holidays first leaving 3 boys..... If I had thought we could have got eggs I would have made him leave her.
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I hope they tasted nice, Katy ;D ;D ;D
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I was gettin eggs daily from 3 table birds, they were really nice, although rather slim and long in shape. One was giving me a double yoker every day. I ended up not wanting to eat them, But sunday roast was way more appealing than a freid egg!