One a day

yorkshirerose · « **on:** September 10, 2007, 21:41 »

Since my 4 chooks arrived (last Friday afternoon) there has been 1 small egg since Saturday

First one was a speckled brown one, yesterday a brown only and today a brown one.
Am I just being impatient (I do love my eggs) or do they need more time to settle in ?
They are feeding out of our hands and follow me and my son round thier big pen.
There are 2 speckeldys Dora and Doris and 2 black rocks, Babs and Folly.
Must admit Im looking forward to getting some more chooks already but would like a couple of bluebells - shall have to wait til pay day though :roll:

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2007, 21:45 »

patience ..... :roll: mind thats hard in yorkshire

yorkshirerose · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2007, 21:48 »

Im a yorkie in Lincolnshire

Will the eggs get any bigger then Munty ?

muntjac · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2007, 21:50 »

yups if the birds are not bantams lolol :wink .. no worries im sure the locals checked ur passport n innoculations

yorkshirerose · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2007, 21:54 »

Thanks - see you have the cheek of those suffolk folk down there - my hubby is from your neck of wood - hes from Lowestoft.

muntjac · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2007, 22:01 »

grrrrrrrrrrrr im a lincolnshire man meself lolo ;;; from louth

chickychick · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2007, 22:08 »

Im in Grimsby lincs.. welcome to the site

Im a lincolnshire lass too, where did you get your chickens from?

I have had my chickens for a couple of weeks now and Im waiting for the first egg (impatiently) I have 2 amberlinks and 2 bovan goldlines, I'm looking out for a couple of bovan nera.

muntjac · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2007, 22:09 »

and i live just south of lowestoft in kessingland lol

yorkshirerose · « **Reply #8 on:** September 11, 2007, 21:35 »

chickychick i got my chooks from a breeder in legsby nr market rasen.
Theres poultrymad near louth - someone told me they are in yarburgh.
Im going to get some more chooks though cos im wondering if these are bantams - awe dont laugh munty - i did ask for chickens and not banties.
No im not taking em back - the girls and us have bonded already.

Today one soft egg - there is a tray of grit and oyster shell for them so hope that sorts it out.

chickychick · « **Reply #9 on:** September 11, 2007, 22:35 »

hey thats nothing thinking bantams are chickens etc I am wondering if my favourite big white amberlink chicken is a boy!!! no flippin eggs if she erm he is... does anyone know how soon they woudl be crowing so I could find out if its a boy? otherwise how can I tell.

I suspect its a boy cause it makes such funny noises when I approach unlike the others and it seems bigger and a bit more developed in the comb and that dangly skin under the chin, also brave and inquisitive and always first to do everything.

lovely bird but dont know what I will do if it is a boy this is supposed to be a sensible egg production project ulp!
It is supposed to be about 21 weeks old

muntjac · « **Reply #10 on:** September 11, 2007, 23:47 »

it will grow soon ....... n then it wont ,in a pie