Chook sitting

WG. · « **on:** May 08, 2007, 13:05 »

You'll know that I am well into barter ... I agreed to look after next-doors chickens when they had a few days away. I get to keep any eggs. The deal is that they feed our cat when we are away & they get to keep any eggs.

Anyhow ... he said there would be 4 eggs per day, regular as clockwork. So far, I've had 11 in 2 days !! Only thing I've done different is give them some curly kale that I was pulling up - they devoured the whole lot. Question is ... could this make such a difference to egg output or have I just been lucky?

What type of chooks are they? Well they've got feathers and two legs each. Other than that, I haven't a scooby.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2007, 13:18 »

how many chooks ? if there's only 4 your doing really well

but if there's 40..
There probably just rewarding you for your kale they like it a lot, well my lot did when they got to my seedlings :oops:

WG. · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2007, 13:27 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

how many chooks ? if there's only 4 your doing really well but if there's 40..

I just knew there would be some very hard questions. I'll have a count next time but I figured I'm nearly 50% up on what he was getting.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2007, 13:45 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

Quote from: "richyrich7"
how many chooks ? if there's only 4 your doing really well but if there's 40..
I just knew there would be some very hard questions. I'll have a count next time but I figured I'm nearly 50% up on what he was getting.

What 50% more hens ?

WG. · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2007, 14:36 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

What 50% more hens ?

No, eggs, you nyaff !!

Well there are 10 chickens, a big kick-ass cockerel, and a sawn-off little squirt of thing which looks like it belongs in a museum.

So ... I've given them twice as much kale and have a signed contract for 10 eggs per day until his nibs gets back!

dawninspain · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2007, 16:03 »

WG - am I right in thinking that you wrote that your cat lays eggs - now thats clever!

WG. · « **Reply #6 on:** May 08, 2007, 16:04 »

Quote from: "dawninspain"

WG - am I right in thinking that you wrote that your cat lays eggs - now thats clever!

Heh ... if our cat thought that laying eggs would get her some more attention, she'd do it!!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2007, 17:09 »

Well Done WG. We'll make a chook keeper ot of you yet

Hens should have plenty of green veg every day. Mine love kale Makes their yolks a nice deep colour

WG. · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2007, 17:18 »

Thanks Aunty - I was thinking of your Gertrude and Harriet "killing a large dog" as I was lugging the kale down to his place.

His hens are outdoors alright but the pen is devoid of all vegetation. He doesn't have a veggie garden so I'm not sure what greens he has to give them. I feel a barter deal coming on here ...

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2007, 17:47 »

You could be right and the chooks will love you for it

richyrich7 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2007, 20:06 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

Thanks Aunty - I was thinking of your Gertrude and Harriet "killing a large dog" as I was lugging the kale down to his place.

His hens are outdoors alright but the pen is devoid of all vegetation. He doesn't have a veggie garden so I'm not sure what greens he has to give them. I feel a barter deal coming on here ...

Nah just save a few of the eggs and bung em in an incubator or get a broody bantam. then you got your own for free

WG. · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2007, 20:54 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

Nah just save a few of the eggs and bung em in an incubator or get a broody bantam. then you got your own for free

The thought did cross my mind ...

richyrich7 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2007, 20:58 »

So what are you waiting for.. always a big welcome for newbies in the poultry shed. so don't be shy

WG. · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2007, 21:00 »

Quote from: "richyrich7"

So what are you waiting for..

Then I'd have to buy the food for them !!

richyrich7 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2007, 21:22 »

Only a bit, all those veg you grow you could well substitute there diet.
A hen eats about 4 1/2 oz of feed a day, a bag of non GM layers is 25kg for £5.50. So that's about 3p a day/ hen ..

Or is it your Scot's "careful" side coming out

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