It’s been a record week for eggs, for this year, so far.
One weeks worth of eggs minus one broken one.
We have had eleven eggs in seven days but only ten are on the egg ramp because Speckles egg was broken.
From right to left we have Freckles first then next would have been Speckles but it was broken, then Freckles, then Barley, Freckles, Peaches, Freckles, Barley, Freckles then Emerald and again Freckles.
Freckles is a good little layer. It’s been a long time since we have had a full egg ramp and we will be having a bigger egg and a smaller egg each for both Saturday and Sunday breakfast this weekend.
We are now having our busy weekend and also had to go out yesterday afternoon so I only managed fifteen minutes of mixing the girls at lunch time.
I closed off the new girls part so that I didn’t have to move stuff around and move it back again once the bigger girls had been in there and trashed the place. I gave the girls ten minutes together and it wasn’t too bad then I closed the flock into the bottom part of the run and gave the new girls five minutes to investigate the patio. I herded them towards it. I have become very good at shepherding chickens lately.
Braving the patio
Getting a bit further up the patio
All three new girls on the patio together for the first time
This was the first time Apricot went to the patio while Dandelion and Cinnamon were there. They discovered some stray pellets and some bits of melon from earlier so now perhaps they are beginning to see it as the food area.
I mentioned this in the comments on the last post but for those who may have missed it I will repeat it. Jenny said that things may improve when the new girls start laying and their hormones kick in. I said that funnily enough I had just said to my husband that Rusty’s comb has got much redder the last few days and I think she is coming in to lay. He replied that coming in to lay and having raging hormones, at the same time as introducing new girls, is probably causing her aggression.
I then remembered that even the best of friends often have spats at this time and in fact Rusty has pecked Freckles of late if she gets in her way. I think this may well be why she is being so aggressive. With a bit of luck, if she starts to lay soon, things will calm down. I am now feeling more positive about this.
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How nice getting all thoes eggs. Looks as though things are begining to get better.
We had a bigger and smaller egg each for breakfast this morning and they were so lovely. There is a much bigger yolk to white ratio than standard sized eggs which makes them so much nicer I think. I think things are getting better, I just have to be patient.
And the prize for best egg layer goes to Freckles. I am finding that my pullets are far more productive than the older girls – but any eggs they lay are a bonus! It would be great if Rusty started laying soon and then her hormones should settle.
I am amazed at Freckles. She laid yesterday and again today. I am definitely noticing a slow down in the older girls egg production. I can’t wait for Rusty to start laying. My cute girl has turned into an angry thug at the moment. You can see the anger in her eyes.