Monday, August 09, 2010

2 green, 3 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
3 day total: 6 green, 12 brown
7 day total: 14 green, 32 brown
21 day total: 40 green, 98 brown

total eggs : 4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9,8,5,9,6,7,5,6
green eggs : 1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2,3,2,2,1,2,2,2
brown eggs : 3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7,5,3,7,5,5,3,4
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,B,B,.,B

Sunday, August 08, 2010

2 green, 3 brown
3 day total: 5 green, 13 brown
7 day total: 14 green, 35 brown
21 day total: 41 green, 99 brown

total eggs : 8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9,8,5,9,6,7,5
green eggs : 3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2,3,2,2,1,2,2
brown eggs : 5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7,5,3,7,5,5,3
Cannibal'zd: B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,B,B,.

Saturday, August 07, 2010

2 green, 4 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
bought scratch $10.99

3 day total: 5 green, 16 brown
7 day total: 13 green, 37 brown
21 day total: 42 green, 101 brown

total eggs : 8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9,8,5,9,6,7
green eggs : 3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2,3,2,2,1,2
brown eggs : 5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7,5,3,7,5,5
Cannibal'zd: G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,B,B

Friday, August 06, 2010

1 green, 4 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
3 day total: 5 green, 15 brown
7 day total: 14 green, 38 brown
21 day total: 42 green, 100 brown

total eggs : 6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9,8,5,9,6
green eggs : 2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2,3,2,2,1
brown eggs : 4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7,5,3,7,5
Cannibal'zd: B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,B

Thursday, August 05, 2010

2 green, 7 brown
3 day total: 7 green, 15 brown
7 day total: 15 green, 36 brown
21 day total: 44 green, 100 brown

total eggs : 8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9,8,5,9
green eggs : 3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2,3,2,2
brown eggs : 5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7,5,3,7
Cannibal'zd: .,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

2 green, 3 brown
3 day total: 7 green, 15 brown
7 day total: 15 green, 33 brown
21 day total: 43 green, 98 brown

total eggs : 6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9,8,5
green eggs : 1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2,3,2
brown eggs : 5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7,5,3
Cannibal'zd: .,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.,.,.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

3 green, 5 brown
3 day total: 6 green, 17 brown
7 day total: 16 green, 34 brown
21 day total: 43 green, 99 brown

In case it isn't evident the following is production by days - most recent day's production on the right. 21 days worth.
total eggs : 6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9,8
green eggs : 2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2,3
brown eggs : 4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7,5
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.,.

Monday, August 02, 2010

2 green, 7 brown
3 day total: 6 green, 18 brown
7 day total: 13 green, 35 brown
21 day total: 43 green, 98 brown
total eggs : 7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6,9
green eggs : 3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1,2
brown eggs : 4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5,7
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B,.

Sunday, August 01, 2010

1 green, 4 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
3 day total: 6 green, 14 brown
7 day total: 14 green, 34 brown
21 day total: 43 green, 94 brown
total eggs : 5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9,6
green eggs : 2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3,1
brown eggs : 3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6,5
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B,B

Saturday, July 31, 2010

3 green, 5 brown + 1 brown cannibalized.
3 day total: 7 green, 13 brown
7 day total: 14 green, 33 brown
21 day total: 45 green, 95 brown
total eggs : 9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5,9
green eggs : 3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2,3
brown eggs : 6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3,6
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.,B

Friday, July 30, 2010

2 green, 3 brown
3 day total: 7 green, 11 brown
7 day total: 12 green, 32 brown
21 day total: 44 green, 94 brown
total eggs : 7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6,5
green eggs : 2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2,2
brown eggs : 5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4,3
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.,.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

2 green, 4 brown
3 day total: 5 green, 14 brown
7 day total: 11 green, 34 brown
21 day total:
43 green, 96 brown
total eggs : 6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7,6
green eggs : 1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3,2
brown eggs : 5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4,4
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.,.

Daily production 0-3 green. 3-6 brown eggs.

0 green - 1 day, 1 green - 6 days, 2 green - 6 days, 3 green - 8 days
3 brown - 2 days, 4 brown - 8 days, 5 brown - 8 days, 6 brown - 4 days

combined: 4 - 1 day, 5 - 2 days, 6 - 8 days, 7 - 4 days, 8 - 3 days, 9 - 2 days

mean daily production: 6.62 eggs, 2.04 green, 4.58 brown
median production: 2 green, 6 brown
modal production: 3 green, 6 brown

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

3 green, 4 brown
3 day total: 6 green, 16 brown
7 day total: 11 green, 34 brown
21 day total:
43 green, 96 brown
total eggs : 6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6,7
green eggs : 2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0,3
brown eggs : 4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6,4
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

6 brown
3 day total: 4 green, 16 brown
7 day total: 11 green, 34 brown
21 day total:
43 green, 97 brown
total eggs : 8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9,6
green eggs : 3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3,0
brown eggs : 5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,6,6
Cannibal'zd: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B,.

Monday, July 26, 2010

3 green, 5 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
3 day total: 5 green, 15 brown
7 day total: 12 green, 31 brown
total eggs : 7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,5,9
green eggs : 2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1,3
brown eggs : 5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,4,5
Cannibal'zd: B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.,B

Sunday, July 25, 2010

1 green, 5 brown.
3 day total: 3 green, 15 brown
7 day total: 9 green, 31 brown

total eggs : 9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6,6
green eggs : 3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1,1
brown eggs : 6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5,5
Cannibal'zd: B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B,.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

1 green, 4 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
3 day total: 4 green, 14 brown
7 day total: 14 green, 31 brown
total eggs : 8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6,6
green eggs : 3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1,1
brown eggs : 5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5,5
Cannibal'zd: .,B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.,B

Friday, July 23, 2010

1 green, 5 brown
3 day total: 6 green, 13 brown
7 day total: 15 green, 30 brown
total eggs : 6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6,6
green eggs : 3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2,1
brown eggs : 3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4,5
Cannibal'zd: .,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.,.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

2 green, 4 brown
3 day total: 6 green, 11 brown
7 day total: 17 green, 30 brown

total eggs : 5,6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7,6
green eggs : 0,3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3,2
brown eggs : 5,3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4,4
Cannibal'zd: B,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.,.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

3 green, 4 brown.
3 day total: 7 green, 12 brown
7 day total: 16 green, 31 brown

total eggs : 8,5,6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4,7
green eggs : 3,0,3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1,3
brown eggs : 5,5,3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,4
Cannibal'zd: B,B,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.,.

totals for 21 days: 48 green, 96 brown. 6 brown cannibalized, 1 green
3 green layers, 11 brown. 3 of the brown layers are 9 years old... so 3 green, 8 brown might be a better comparison.

144 eggs - mean production of nearly 7 per day.
Brown egg mean production: 4.67
Green egg mean production: 2.28



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

So expected production:
3 green layers, -> 3 green eggs per 36 hours, 6 every 3 days, 42 in 21 days. Americaunas are producing 48 eggs in 21 days. or an egg per hen every 30.5 hours.

Assuming no production from older brown layers:
8 younger brown layers -> 16 eggs every 3 days, 102 eggs in 21 days. production is 96 eggs in 21 days, or an egg per hen every 42 hours.
mean brown egg production should be 5 eggs per day.

If I include the old hens it's an egg per hen every 57.75 hours (more than 2 days between eggs). I do expect the old hens to lay an egg or two a week, and the younger brown layers to be more productive. Time to scout to see if some eggs are being hidden. Seems like there should have been at least another 6 brown eggs these past 3 weeks. 18-24 more if the older hens are still laying (say 4-5 eggs per week between the 3 of them).

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

1 green, 3 brown.
3 day total: 7 green, 13 brown
7 day total: 15 green, 31 brown.

total eggs : 8,5,6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8,4
green eggs : 3,0,3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3,1
brown eggs : 5,5,3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,3
Cannibal'zd: B,B,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.,.

totals for 20 days: 45 green,
92 brown. 6 brown cannibalized, 1 green
3 green layers, 11 brown. Brown layers are slackers!
137 eggs - mean production of nearly 7 per day.

Monday, July 19, 2010

3 green, 5 brown.
3 day total:8 green, 14 brown
7 day total:17 green, 32 brown.

total eggs : 8,5,6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8,8
green eggs : 3,0,3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3,3
brown eggs : 5,5,3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5,5
Cannibal'zd: B,B,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B,.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

3 green, 4 brown + 1 brown cannibalized.
3 day total: 8 green, 14 brown
7 day total: 16 green, 30 brown

I'm considering keeping an updated total production series:

total production: 8,5,6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6,8
green production: 3,0,3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2,3
brown production: 5,5,3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4,5
Cannibalized egg: B,B,.,.,B,B,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,B,G,B


How many days? Maybe do 3 week rotation? at 18 days for July as of today. 3 weeks seems like a reasonable number... median, mean and modal production numbers over a 21 day period?

Saturday, July 17, 2010

1 green, 4 brown + 1 green cannibalized
3 day total: 6 green, 14 brown
7 day total: 16 green, 31 brown

total production: 8,5,6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6,8,6
green production: 3,0,3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1,3,2
brown production: 5,5,3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5,5,4

Friday, July 16, 2010

Thursday, July 15, 2010

1 green, 5 brown.
3 day total: 4 green, 14 brown
7 day total: 14 green,32 brown

total production: 8,5,6,8,9,7,8,6,6,7,9,5,7,6,6
green production: 3,0,3,3,3,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,3,2,1
brown production: 5,5,3,5,6,5,5,4,5,5,6,3,4,4,5

Daily production 0-3 green. 3-6 brown eggs.

0 green - 1 day, 1 green - 2 days, 2 green - 5 days, 3 green - 7 days
3 brown - 2 days, 4 brown - 3 days, 5 brown - 8 days, 6 brown - 2 days

combined: 5 - 2 days, 6 - 5 days, 7 - 3 days, 8 - 3 days, 9 - 2 days

mean daily production: 6.86 eggs. 2.2 green, 4.66 brown
median production 2 green, 5 brown
modal production 3 green, 5 brown

Friday, July 09, 2010

1 green, 5 brown

bought 50# scratch, 50# lay pellets, 5# flax seed $29.83.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Monday, July 05, 2010

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Friday, June 25, 2010

3 green, 6 brown.
3 day total: 9 green, 15 brown.
7 day total: 18 green, 36 brown.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

2 green, 4 brown + 1 green cannibalized
3 day total: 9 green, 14 brown.
7 day total: 18 green, 33 brown.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Monday, June 21, 2010

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Saturday, June 19, 2010

2 green, 4 brown + 2 brown cannibalized.
3 day total: 7 green, 14 brown.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

3 green, 5 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
bought 50# lay pellets, 5# flax seed, $18.84

Monday, June 14, 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010

3 green, 5 brown + 1 brown cannibalized (actually only had a small hole pecked in it).

Friday, June 11, 2010

3 green, 5 brown + 1 brown cannibalized.

Feed consumption is up.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Friday, June 04, 2010

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Sunday, May 30, 2010

3 green, 5 brown
3 day total: 8 green, 15 brown
7 day total: 13 green, 48 brown

bought 50 # lay pellets, 5# flax seed $18.84

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

2 green, 8 brown.

Bought scratch $10.99

I stopped doing running totals a few weeks ago. I may start again, obviously there will be fewer green eggs. I don't think I will be breaking egg count by size going forward, the pullets are getting to where they are laying large eggs for the most part.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Saturday, May 15, 2010

1 green, 2 brown.

Adjustment in pecking order causing change in production?

Friday, May 14, 2010


RIP Gertrude.

2 green, 6 brown + 1 brown cannibalized.

Freak accident killed oldest americauna. She somehow strangled herself by sticking her head into feed bag.

Flock is down to 14 hens - 5 Rhode Island Reds, 5 Silver laced Wyandottes, 3 Americaunas, 1 Barred Rock.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

2 green, 7 brown

bought 50# lay pellets, 5# flax seed $18.84

Sunday, May 09, 2010

3 green, 6 brown + 1 brown cannibalized.

Saturday 2 green, 6 brown

April 10 2 White, 2 Green 3 day: 4W, 2B, 6G 7 day: 9W, 4B, 13G 21 day: 29W, 10B, 42G (6 dozen + 8 in 3 weeks) 28 day: 38W, 14B, 56G W:2,0,2,...