Is anyone else this sad?

they all seem to prefer one particular nesting box (even though there's eight) i've seen them queing up.

I record how many eggs each day, who's broody, anyone of colour, moulting , when they're wormed etc etc. I've been doing it for several years and it's really useful to look back on if I'm concerned. i keep records on all my animals and birds. I use a diary where I record veggie stuff too, when things are planted, when they're ready etc. I often note the weather as well which is useful when comparing the progress of garden plants and veggies...

I don't think it's sad, it just makes sense to know what's going o and to make comparisons with previous years.

Judi

I did start keeping a tally of how many eggs I collected each day, but I gave up after a couple of weeks, my OH kept collecting the eggs and then forgetting to put the number down!

Having 20+ chickens (23 and 3 chicks) means I cant keep a tally of who lays each day (they all free range (apart from Darla and her chicks)) so trying to figure out who laid what would take all day.

I do know which ones are ex-batt eggs and which ones are Amberlink eggs though.

But I dont consider you sad or mad for doing it, I keep a note of when my chickens and ponies were wormed, visited the vet etc etc. It all helps when things go wrong

Claire

Oh no!!!!! I am obviously a total failure in this department... The fact that I do not keep a hen journal or a veg journal will now be added to the list of other things that I wish I had kept records on......

It's never too late to start, Vi  

I have thought of having some sort of dot system on the calender so i can keep track once they start laying, but not sure i'd have time to put it on the pc and keep a proper track of their laying.