[bloomer]

Yesterday i gave my 9 chooks a stern talking to about the possibilities of casserole for some of them if they didn't up there egg production...

we have been averaging about 3 eggs a day which was a bit poor for 9 chooks

Today at first collection I had 6 eggs, lets hope it continues!!!

[ellisr]

They may understand threat but they forget them just as quick

[sabrina]

Better be careful they may report you to social services 

[daddymatty82]

why is 3 eggs out of 9 hens bad for this time of year?

[little blue]

Better be careful they may report you to social services 

RSPB surely ?!     :

[BlueDaisy]

a friend of mine said the same thing to me today! She had words with hers hens a few days back, now she's inundated with eggs!

[bloomer]

they can call who they like when they can pay there own phone bill!!!

till then its lay more eggs or if i can work out who the slackers are they will be casserole!!!

[doganjo]

I did the same last week - well not quite a lecture but I did ask who was not performing,  Out of 10 hens (one of which I think is past it and 2 others I didn't think were at pol) I was getting 3 or 4 eggs a day.   Today I got 9!!!!!

[ambriel]

Right. That's it. My lot are going to get a stern talking to.

I'm pretty sure only 4 of the six are laying at the moment, and some days it's down to 3.

One of ours has a habit of laying in the garden instead of the nestbox. We've lost dozens of eggs as a consequence. She might be top of the list (after the cockerel, that is, who's on his final warning before the gun).

[Sylvia]

Someone suggested to me that I take an egg box and a packet of Paxo up to the hen house and tell them to choose!

[BlueDaisy]

I got 6 eggs off 6 hens yesterday. The final 2 laid their first eggs of the season yesterday!

[HappyHippy]

I'll have to go out and have a word with mine too 
Think I'll take a casserole dish just to reinforce the message 

[bloomer]

go for it

am currently in a mood for baking so need them to keep up the supply!!!

[HappyHippy]

I actually got 4 Harmony Blue chickens today at the market (had to get something and it couldn't have been a pig, got plenty of them ) so I'm going to be able to tell who's laying and who's not. Maran's with their lovely dark eggs, harmonies with their bluey green ones and my 2 wee brown hens with their 'standard' eggs - should be an colourful egg dish in my house from now on 

[knightquest]

Someone suggested to me that I take an egg box and a packet of Paxo up to the hen house and tell them to choose!

Love it! 

Ian