Sunday, January 31, 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

1 green (1S) 3 brown (2S,1M)

Tuesday 4 brown (2L,2S)

raining for past couple of days. hens are as mad as wet hens.

Monday, January 18, 2010

1 green (1S) + 1 green cannibalized (1L), 4 brown (2S,1M,1L)

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Saturday, January 16, 2010

2 green (1S,1L), 3 brown (2S,1M)
3 day total: 4 green (2S,2L), 11 brown (6S,3S,2L)
7 day total: 5 green (3S,2L), 20 brown (13S,4M,3L)

bought 50# lay pellets, 5# flax seed, $19.93

Friday, January 15, 2010

4 brown (2S,1M,1L)
3 day total: 2 green (1S,1L), 9 brown (5S,2M,2L)
7 day total: 5 green (3S,2L), 20 brown (13S,4M,3L)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

2 green (1S,1L) 4 brown (2S,1M,1L)
3 day total: 4 green (2S,2L), 8 brown (5S,2M,1L)
7 day total: 6 green (4S,2L), 19 brown (12S,3M,4L)

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

1 brown (1S)
3 day total: 2 green (1S,1L), 6 brown (5S,1M)
7 day total: 4 green (3S,1L), 18 brown (13S,2M,3L)

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

2 green (1S,1L) 3 brown (2S,1M)
3 day total: 3 green (2S,1L), 8 brown (6S,1M,1L)
7 day total: 5 green (4S,1L), 21 brown (15S,2M,4L)

Monday, January 11, 2010

2 brown (2S)
3 day total: 1 green (1S), 8 brown (6S,1M,1L)
7 day total: 3 green (3S), 19 brown (14S,1M,4L)

Sunday, January 10, 2010

1 green (1S), 3 brown (2S,1L)
3 day total: 2 green (2S), 9 brown (5S,1M,3L)
7 day total: 4 green (4S), 20 brown (14S,2M, 4L)

2 dozen eggs in past week.

I'm wondering when the other americaunas will start laying. Looking at the 3 day totals it's clear that the brown layer pullets are producing pretty well. Green layers are slacking.

Saturday, January 09, 2010

3 brown (2S,1M)
3 day total: 1 green (1S), 9 brown (6S,1M, 2L)
7 day total: 3 green (3S), 20 brown (14S,2M,4L)

Current flock:
5 SL Wyandotte (3 pullets, 2 8 years)
5 RI Reds (3 pullets, 1 2 years, 1 8-9 years)
4 Americauna (3 pullets, 1 8 years)
1 Barred Rock (2 years)

Full Production (should happen March/April time frame):
6 small brown layers - 36 hour cycle -> 24 eggs/6 days
3 small green layers - 36 hour cycle -> 12 eggs/6 days
2 medium brown layers - 36 hour cycle -> 8 eggs/6 days
4 large brown layers - ?? cycle - 48 hours? 12 eggs/6 days
1 large green layer ??

Should be on the order of 44 brown eggs and 12 green eggs per week. call it 5 dozen eggs per week. That's a lot of quiche!

Friday, January 08, 2010

1 green (1S) 2 brown (1S,1L) 1 brown cannibalized (1L)

3 day total: 2 green (2S), 10 brown (7S,3L)
7 day total: 4 green (4S), 19 brown (13S,1M,5L)

Bought scratch $10.99

Thursday 3 brown (3S)
3 day total: 1 green (1S), 8 brown (7S,1L)
7 day total: 3 green (3S), 18 brown (13S,1M,4L)

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

1 green (1S), 4 brown (3S,1L)

3 day total: 2 green (2S), 8 brown (6S,1M,1L)
7 day total: 4 green (4S), 17 brown (11S,1M,5L)

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

1 brown (1S)

3 day total: 1 green (1S), 7 brown (5S,1M,1L)
7 day total: 3 green (2S), 17 brown (12S,1M,4L)

Monday, January 04, 2010

1 green (1S), 3 brown (2S,1M)

3 day total: 2 green (2S), 8 brown (5S,1M,2L)
7 day total: 4 green (4S), 17 brown (12S,1M,4L)

Sunday, January 03, 2010

3 brown (2S,1L)

3 day total: 1 green (1S), 7 brown (4S,3L)
7 day total: 3 green (3S), 16 brown (12S,4L)

Saturday, January 02, 2010

1 green (1S), 2 brown (1S,1L)

3 day total: 2 green (2S), 6 brown (3S,3L)
7 day total: 4 green (4S), 16 brown (12S,4L)

Friday, January 01, 2010

2 brown (1S,1L)

3 day total: 1 green (1S), 8 brown (6S,2L)
7 day total: 3 green (3S), 15 brown (12S,3L)

I'm wondering when there will be more green eggs. 3 Americauna pullets, so far only one laying. Plumage on two has more marked tail feathers and some cheek feathers, but not out of line with the older hen. No wattle signs that any of them might be cockerels.

So there should be 3 green eggs every two days soon.

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