How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Ponypoor]

When I first took my chicken to the office, I was very surprise that a few of my colleagues have never seen an ALIVE chicken in real life.

Yes, they love holding my chicken. I don't work there anymore, but I get an occasional email to come over with my chicken. I called to confirm and I was reminded...bring your chicken. It feels like chicken show and tell but for adult.

People are amaze that the Japanese bantam is actually a chicken.
They love my beautiful looking Silver laced Wyandotte, I got to tell the Wyandotte story, especially the name.

That is saying not many of us living in the city know about where our food come from or that it was once a living, breathing and loving being. That is just how our modern and fast pace world is constructed

Yes, we are the fortunate ones for sure.

I am extremely fortunate in that I live in a farming area where many people are familiar with farm animals. My boss’ father was an abattoir/butcher so he knows all about the livestock trade. Another coworker himself had hens.

He understands all about my hens and any isssues I have with cold weather, freezing water…. And the fun of just watching them.

We are fortunate

 

[Ponypoor]

Last night and tonight a busted soft shelled egg in the nest box.

Oh I know that mess - I have someone who is laying soft eggs, and I need to figure out who it is.

 

[Ponypoor]

When I first took my chicken to the office, I was very surprise that a few of my colleagues have never seen an ALIVE chicken in real life.

Yes, they love holding my chicken. I don't work there anymore, but I get an occasional email to come over with my chicken. I called to confirm and I was reminded...bring your chicken. It feels like chicken show and tell but for adult.

People are amaze that the Japanese bantam is actually a chicken.
They love my beautiful looking Silver laced Wyandotte, I got to tell the Wyandotte story, especially the name.

That is saying not many of us living in the city know about where our food come from or that it was once a living, breathing and loving being. That is just how our modern and fast pace world is constructed

I once told a boss I was going to bring my horse to the work site…. He was all for it too bad my horse was in Ontario and I was working in northern Alberta hahaha - many days drive to get old Truly up there.

On one job the guys gifted me a kitten they found in one of the work trucks - the guys named her Ms Georgette Bootsie I call her Missy…. But they still ask about her.

People love their fur and feather friends!

 

[Ponypoor]

I am sorry that your little hen passed away. She left you a granddaughter to love.

Thank you, she was a grand old gal, 10, so very old. She loved my Roo

She loved grooming him, and he would just stand there letting her fuss over him.

 

[Ponypoor]

17 eggs today, my teeny wee OEGB Bantam is back to laying, he eggs are so lovely - a real pearly pink colour, with a lustrous sheen to them.

 

[SkyAJK]

Thank you, she was a grand old gal, 10, so very old. She loved my Roo

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She loved grooming him, and he would just stand there letting her fuss over him.

10 years old! That is a blessed age for chicken, she lived a long, loving and happy life. She had a life partner.

So sweet and beautiful couple. I can not imagine the loss he feels not having her with him. I think the grooming is love, like we human hold hands, hugs, and lean on each other shoulders.

Your rooster looking like a warrior with his head feather and white ear. This is as if he is wearing a helmet with feather on it to show that he is the general.

In my flock the oldest hen I have is 4 years old, she is kind of having an intelligent of a 3 years old toddler. I hope she lives a long life like your girl there.

 

[Daisy June]

Typical day--6 girls gave 5 eggs

 

[BigBlueHen53]

12 eggs today.
7 brown, 3 blue, 1 chocolate, 1 olive.
The "broody" pullet decided she's had enough and got off the nest. Whew!

 

[Ponypoor]

10 years old! That is a blessed age for chicken, she lived a long, loving and happy life. She had a life partner.

So sweet and beautiful couple. I can not imagine the loss he feels not having her with him. I think the grooming is love, like we human hold hands, hugs, and lean on each other shoulders.

Your rooster looking like a warrior with his head feather and white ear. This is as if he is wearing a helmet with feather on it to show that he is the general.

In my flock the oldest hen I have is 4 years old, she is kind of having an intelligent of a 3 years old toddler. I hope she lives a long life like your girl there.

Mr P’s other lady friend is my silkie hen Marty, she will be 4 this year. She has been having issues with laying soft shelled eggs so I am rather hoping she starts laying normal eggs.

If not then I will think about putting her on a hormone implant. At least for the summer months. Winter time she hardly ever lays eggs.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@Ponypoor, have you given her calcium citrate with Vit D3?