December 27

 

Production started before the solstice - I collected 3 white eggs on December 20, and an egg every other day since then. On December 24 I collected first green egg; have been getting a white and a green since then.

I've collected 8 white eggs and 3 green eggs so far. My guess is December 17 for first one.

The pre-Solstice production was quite a surprise. I should get back to recording production. I suspect the other white layer and the other green layers will be coming on early in 2025.

Depending on my travel in 2025 I may get chicks. Flock will be 5 years old or more this summer,  getting 3 kinds of brown layers (5 total), 2 white layers, and 2 green layers, plus meat birds to get to minimum shipment.

2 roosters will be slaughtered this spring if it looks like I am doing a chick order.

I should build a new (redwood) coop with automatic door before any order.

 Production has been pretty good - 4-6 eggs a day.

Lost the Rhode Island Red hen today to a skunk. I hope this is a one off, it was strange in that it happened during daylight hours.

Thinking about a chick order for May 20.

3 white layers: W.C. Black Polish, White Leghorn, Star Spangled Hamburg
5 brown: Buff Orpington, 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Barred Rock
2 green: Americauna

and 5 meat birds (orders with less than 15 chicks have a $35 surcharge for the heat pack needed - so the meat birds are essentially free, as well as two of the layers).

 March 3

1 white, 1 brown, 2 green

brown egg every other day for the past week. I'll try to do daily posting through the equinox, may hold on until I have a 6 egg day more than once. So far 4 is the max.

January 21

1 green

January 20

1 white, 1 green

January 19

1 white, 2 green

January 18

no eggs

January 17

1 white, 2 green

January 16

1 white

...

Started getting white eggs early in the month. 2 Americaunas began laying on the 17th.

Likely getting at least 1 egg per day going forward.

 

May 31

2 white, 3 brown, 3 green

W: 2,2,1,2,1,2,2

B: 3,2,2,2,2,3,4

G: 3,2,2,3,2,3,2

 

3 days: 5W, 7B, 7G

7 days: 12W, 16B, 17G

May 30 

2 white,  2 brown, 1 green

W: 2,1,2,1,2,2,2

B: 2,2,2,2,3,4,0

G: 2,2,3,2,3,2,2

 

3 days: 5W, 6B, 7G

7 days: 12W, 13B, 16G 

May 29 

1 white, 2 brown,  2 green

W: 1,2,1,2,2,2,1

B: 2,2,2,3,4,0,3

G: 2,3,2,3,2,2,3

 

3 days: 4W, 6B, 7G

7 days: 11W, 14B, 17G

May 20

2 white, 2 brown, 3 green

W: 2,1,2,2,2,1,2

B: 2,2,3,4,0,3,3

G: 3,2,3,2,2,3,1

 

3 days: 5W, 7B, 8G

7 days: 12W, 15B, 16G

May 27

2 white, 2 brown, 2 green

W: 1,2,2,2,1,2,1

B: 2,3,4,0,3,3,1

G: 2,3,2,2,3,1,2

 

3 days: 5W, 9B, 7G

7 days: 11W, 16B, 15G

May 26

1 white, 2 brown, 2 green

W: 1,2,2,2,1,2,1,2

B: 2,3,4,0,3,3,1,4

G: 2,3,2,2,3,1,2,4

 

3 days: 5W, 9B, 7G

7 days: 11W, 16B, 15G

 May 25

2 white, 3 brown, 3 green

W: 2,2,2,1,2,1,2

B: 3,4,0,3,3,1,4

G: 3,2,2,3,1,2,4

 

3 days: 6W, 7B, 7G

7 days: 12W, 18B, 17G

May 24

2 white, 4 brown, 2 green

W: 2,2,1,2,1,2,1

B: 4,0,3,3,1,4,4

G: 2,2,3,1,2,4,2

 

3 days: 5W, 7B, 7G

7 days: 11W, 19B, 16G

May 23

2 white, 0 brown, 2 green

W: 2,1,2,1,2,1,2

B: 0,3,3,1,4,4,4

G: 2,3,1,2,4,2,3

 

3 days: 5W, 6B, 6G

7 days: 11W, 19B, 17G