tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post691101798425032226..comments2023-10-10T03:15:54.394-07:00Comments on Nobody-but-us-chickens: Gracie part deux!nobody-but-us-chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-71510989477341512552009-02-20T15:14:00.000-08:002009-02-20T15:14:00.000-08:00Thank you for your kind comment....A camel for the...Thank you for your kind comment....<BR/>A camel for the backyard....good idea!!! :D!! <BR/><BR/>Amy xbubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054325319679742395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-31548054373409831192009-02-20T14:31:00.000-08:002009-02-20T14:31:00.000-08:00Amy: I just dry the shells out, then I crush them....Amy: I just dry the shells out, then I crush them. Yes they are good for the hens to make shells, sort of like recylcing (haha), still however I find oyster shells are the best for thin shells. Do not mix it with the feed, just place some, where they can pick at the shells whenever they want. A bag will last a long long time. Rose is right, your hens are only starting to lay and that sort of thing often happens with young birds.<BR/><BR/>John: Gracie thanks you! She does give me the biggest smile, I had forgotten how much fun bantams were, I only wish the guy had two or three hens instead of one. You are lucky you have a vet, all the ones around here want nothing to do with chickens.<BR/><BR/>Rose: Thanks for the information towards Amy. <BR/>I do really like the girls, I find it relaxing to watch them, I can hardly wait for spring so they can get out into fresh air again.nobody-but-us-chickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-68508537882979274112009-02-18T18:13:00.000-08:002009-02-18T18:13:00.000-08:00Amy it could be her starter eggs, they improve wit...Amy it could be her starter eggs, they improve with age. Your chooks are youngish?<BR/><BR/>Nice post about Gracie, you sure do love your gals!<BR/><BR/>RoseCottage Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09383530674434052654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-47623171174396461862009-02-18T11:24:00.000-08:002009-02-18T11:24:00.000-08:00Gracie is a sweetie.......and has such a tiny head...Gracie is a sweetie.......and has such a tiny head!!!<BR/><BR/>Amy....my vet says that some hens lay soft eggs because of infection.....<BR/><BR/>I have never figured this outJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-7070816599267915932009-02-18T10:59:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:59:00.000-08:00The other eggs i have been getting are perfect, th...The other eggs i have been getting are perfect, this one though was a soft thin shell that was "sqiggy". They do have some sort of grit, but i will give the oyster shells a go. Also, i have read that if you bake the smashed up shell from their eggs,that works as well as oyster shell or grit.?<BR/><BR/>Amy :)bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054325319679742395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-17487546554307154102009-02-18T09:25:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:25:00.000-08:00Amy: Thank you for the award, for some strange rea...Amy: Thank you for the award, for some strange reason I can't comment on that post to thank you.nobody-but-us-chickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-81996535297184203912009-02-18T09:17:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:17:00.000-08:00Amy: Soft? As in no shell or almost no shell? Get ...Amy: Soft? As in no shell or almost no shell? Get oyster shells from a feed store for chickens if you don't already have some.nobody-but-us-chickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-22257428964587942662009-02-18T08:50:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:50:00.000-08:00Ok, we got another one this morning. it was off wh...Ok, we got another one this morning. it was off white in colour but very soft, can't really tell which chicken laid it, i will have a look for anymore in the morning.<BR/><BR/>Also, i have a blog award for you on my blog....come and get it. <BR/><BR/>Amy :)bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054325319679742395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-39309261353046495422009-02-18T07:05:00.000-08:002009-02-18T07:05:00.000-08:00Amy: Oui oui! :)Out of the six laying hens the mos...Amy: Oui oui! :)<BR/><BR/>Out of the six laying hens the most I get in a day is five so far. It changes week to week but when everything is going fine I usually get four to five eggs a day for a period of three to four days, then I will get three eggs for a day or so, then back to four or five. I guess they take turns on a rest day. When they pulled all their feed onto the floor and I made them clean it up they went down to three a day but I have lots of eggs so I did not mind. The temperature can swing really wide here from -25 C to +8 C in a day or two and that really mixes them up as well and they can drop in egg numbers. I don't really push them so as long as I get at least three a day I'm happy. Gracie is old so I don't expect a lot from her, plus she is not a laying breed. Maybe I will make a month long chart so people can compare, as I usually write down each day how many eggs I get.nobody-but-us-chickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-10555363219711487232009-02-18T01:12:00.000-08:002009-02-18T01:12:00.000-08:00Nice french!! :D!How many eggs do you get a day?Am...Nice french!! :D!<BR/>How many eggs do you get a day?<BR/><BR/>Amy xbubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054325319679742395noreply@blogger.com