August 2

1 brown, one brown cannibalized

August 1
1 brown

July 31
1 green

July 30
no eggs

July 29

1 white, 3 brown, 1 green

July 28
1 white, 1 brown

July 27
1 brown cannibalized

July 26

1 green

July 25

at least one brown cannibalized

I removed all the soiled straw from the coop and did not put the ceramic eggs back until new straw was strewn about by the hens. Found at a cannibalized brown egg when I went in the coop to put the ceramic eggs back in the laying area. Laying boxes are needed.

July 24

1 white, 1 brown, 1 green

July 23

1 white, 2 brown, 1 green

July 22

1 white, 2 brown

I purchased some ceramic eggs and placed them in the laying area of the coop - there has been significant cannibalism. Ceramic eggs teach the cannibal hens that eggs are not food - they peck the ceramic egg, it doesn't break and they leave.

July 12

2 brown, 1 green

July 11
no eggs

July 10
1 brown

July 9

1 brown, 1 green

July 8
1 white, 1 green

July 7

1 white, 2 brown, 1 green

July 6

1 brown, 1 green

July 5

1 brown, 1 green

July 4

1 brown

Chicks are being a PITA - they're out of the coop during the day, and don't have the habit of returning to the coop in the evening.

July 3

1 white, 1 green, 1 green cannibalized.

July 2,
1 green cannibalized.

July 1

1 brown

June 30

1 brown

June 29

1 brown

June 28

1 white, 1 brown

Chicks went to the coop on June 25, a week later than I had planned. Egg production through today has been sparse, with a fair amount of cannibalism. I think the presence of chicks is changing that; time will tell.

Present flock:
3 americauna (one rooster? or one white egg laying Americauna?)
1 Rhode Island Red
2 Barred Rock
1 Ancona
1 Columbian Wyandotte rooster

Chicks 5 meat birds - slaughter late July
4 Buff Orpington
3 Americauna
2 White Leghorns
1 Mystery bird - Dark colored, feathers on legs (I suspect a Cochin of some sort).

Chicks should begin egg production in November. 4 brown layers, 3 green layers and 2 white layers. Present flock is 3 brown layers, 2 green layers and 1 (+1?) white layer.

I need to zip tie the grown Americauna birds legs this summer for ID purposes. Some will be for the stew pot this year. The Ancona and a couple of brown layers too, after pullet egg production starts. 2016 chick order will be mainly meat birds, 3 brown layers and a white or green depending on survival of chicks.

May 31

May 31
1 white, 1 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
May 30
1 white, 3 brown, 1 green.

Chicks arrived on May 28. Bought 50# organic chick start.
May 31 Bought 50# organic scratch, bale of wood shaving bedding.

Chicks will be in brooder until June 18 or so.

It appears that production is coming back. between May 5 and 30 egg production varied from 0 to 2 eggs per day. The 5 egg day followed by a 3 egg day suggests that production is back.

One Rhode Island Red died - she had been having difficulty moving prior to her death.

May 5

1 green

May 4

1 brown, 2 green

May 3
1 brown