The chickens are now 23 weeks old and only one of the Annies (a Buff Orpington) has laid and egg so far. She’s been at it about 3 weeks. The other have given us nothing. Zilch.
But, look who, not only got her lay on this week, but found the nest box? Go Thirsty Boots!
Thirsty Boots found the nest box! Could you please show Annie? Annie still prefers to lay her eggs under the ramp to the coop.
Isn't it gorgeous?
And, the victory dance:
If only we all could just cluck cluck cluck to cheer ourselves on! Go Thirsty Boots!
Don’t feel bad. Our neighbor, who inherited three chicks from our spring brood, is getting two or three eggs each day. How many have Winnie and Dark Meat laid? Zilch. As a matter of fact, large scale feather molting has resulted in one egg daily for us. Sometimes we get none. This is the first time in a year I’ve been out of eggs. It’s devastating.
oooh, frustrating! I keep proclaiming “This will be the last carton of eggs we will buy!” Optimistic….but sadly, false.
We hatched out 6 chicks who still (1 1/2 years on) can’t find the coop even to sleep, let alone lay their eggs. Hunting eggs was fun at the start (6 years ago…) but now, I DON’T HAVE TIME!!!!
They certainly aren’t smart birds are they? Ours will go in/out of the coop/run all day BUT if all of them are in but one, the one on the outside will pace the outside of the run seemingly in a panic about not knowing how to get in with the others. Silly chickens.
My daughter watched the video over my shoulder and now wants a chicken. Did you eat the blue egg?
We did! I wish the other 2 chickens were laying, but so far it is just 2 of the 4. So, we are still needing to purchase eggs from the store. We are going to get more chickens next spring. Seattle just approved new laws that allow for 8 chickens per household!
My daughter keeps telling me she won’t eat the “green (or blue) egg.” =)
Thirsty Boots looks JUST like a little hen I had when I was a kid. My little chicken was called Cheeky. She was very, very tame and kind of sassy.