Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

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I am averaging six eggs a day from eight bantams, I think that is a good number, I don't have any extra lighting and it's not heated. One day I only got two and I thought the cold weather had messed things up but next day back on track to six. There are 12 hens but 3 are too young and the mother bantam is molting so that leaves only 8 to lay.

Thats good for this time of year.

Eggsellent numbers!

Awesome, I got 4 eggs today and felt like I won the lottery! Mind you, if I go by comb colour, I'm pretty sure the dog and the pig are getting lots more than I'm finding.

windwalkingwolf wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:29 am

Awesome, I got 4 eggs today and felt like I won the lottery! Mind you, if I go by comb colour, I'm pretty sure the dog and the pig are getting lots more than I'm finding.

Lol, I'm the same way, every time I go out it's like I'm totally surprised that there are eggs in the nest and I am so excited.... lol.... I guess I'm just easy to please!

Sometimes like with my neighbour's chickens, they are all laying, just every third day or so. Mine did that when they were starting but now it's pretty good. I guess I am impressed because they are just bantams and they are just mutts. Honestly though I don't think I could do any better if they were pure leghorns. The mothers were awesome layers so I'm hoping the daughters are the same.

Of all my chickens its my silly silkies that are laying , up to 4 a day now, so I expect to have some broodies in a week or so. Silly girls!

kenya wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 24, 2017 1:18 am

Of all my chickens its my silly silkies that are laying , up to 4 a day now, so I expect to have some broodies in a week or so. Silly girls!

Kenya, it's not just you lol, I was always surprised by how good my silkies were at laying, I think they get a bad wrap because they always quit to hatch.

I'm starting to wonder if it's possible my ladies are laying so well because of the Christmas tree??? They would be able to see it, the timer turns on the lights at dusk and off at ten. It's about 150 feet away, is that possible?

Could be.