Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Hi there Mommy, Sounds like Fabien is growing like our grass here. If it doesn't dry out soon, by the time it does it'll be 4 feet tall! That's ok, I haven't had the energy to cut grass anyway. don't be too upset about going back to work; it will actually make your time with Fabien better-- " quality time! " That's what found out with hers. TJ is in " head start " now, which is sort of pre- pre-school, and he loves it. They are already teaching him how to write his name (.) You're right, I'm not happy about having more doctor visits, but guess I need to keep on top of things. I'm supposed to be hearing from a doctor at Indiana University/Purdue this week, and maybe get some news about Dercum's. I've already told Ron if this guy wants to use me as a guinea pig, I'm there! Are you moving into your Spring now? How is arthur doing? Hope you are keeping him at bay. Well, gotta go, the carpet cleaner just arrived. Take care, and rest when you can, Peace, Judi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 i REALLY want a chicken. how many eggs does 1 chick lay in a day? > A good layer will average one egg per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 i REALLY want a chicken. how many eggs does 1 chick lay in a day? > A good layer will average one egg per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 >i REALLY want a chicken. how many eggs does 1 chick lay in a day? >> >A good layer will average one egg per day. I agree ... the breed matters though. There are " excellent layers " which are smaller, flightier birds and they really do lay a lot. Then there are " all purpose chickens " or " good layers " which are bigger and don't lay quite as much. Rhode Island Reds are a good breed, I think, they lay a lot but they aren't quite as flighty as the ones that lay more. Also it depends how much food they get and how much light there is. Ours slow way down in the winter unless we hang a light in the coop ... I don't do lights anymore though, I figure they need the rest. Also they slow down when they get older. In the old days, they figured 4 chickens per person, but they used eggs a LOT in cooking. Now I'd figure 1 or 2 per person. If it's just you, I'd get at least 2 so they can keep each other company. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 > >i REALLY want a chicken. how many eggs does 1 chick lay in a day? > >> > >A good layer will average one egg per day. > > I agree ... the breed matters though. There are " excellent > layers " which are smaller, flightier birds and they > really do lay a lot. Yes, like the highly hybridised types bred to be housed in battery cages for commercial production. > Also it depends how much food they > get and how much light there is. I think it's fourteen hours of light they need to keep laying in the winter. Otherwise they can stop laying completely where the winter days are short if no artificial light is provided. It's good if you have a light on a timer to have it come on early in the day so they will find their roosts naturally as the light wains in the evening. In the spring when the weather warms and days are longer is when chickens will lay the greatest number of eggs each day. Regards, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 > > >i REALLY want a chicken. how many eggs does 1 chick lay in a day? > >> > >A good layer will average one egg per day. > > I agree ... <>>><<>I don't! Good layers don't lay more than one egg per day and some days lay none. Heidi did you research this? I hate to disagree with you cause I just got this feelin' you got an article somewhere to wave in my face. Well if so........send it.... meanwhile I am going to disagree. Dennis the breed matters though. There are " excellent > layers " which are smaller, flightier birds and they > really do lay a lot. Then there are " all purpose chickens " > or " good layers " which are bigger and don't lay quite as > much. Rhode Island Reds are a good breed, I think, they > lay a lot but they aren't quite as flighty as the > ones that lay more. Also it depends how much food they > get and how much light there is. Ours slow way down > in the winter unless we hang a light in the coop ... I > don't do lights anymore though, I figure they need > the rest. > > Also they slow down when they get older. > > In the old days, they figured 4 chickens per person, but > they used eggs a LOT in cooking. Now I'd figure 1 or 2 > per person. If it's just you, I'd get at least 2 so they > can keep each other company. > > -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'm not Heidi, but my research shows one chicken will lay every approx. 25 hours, so yes, once a day. I can tell my chicken's eggs from one another. I know that Hoppy lays this color, and Red Star's are a deep brown, etc, and I get one from each chicken each day. I have some that are hiding their eggs because I am not finding theirs each day, but I am pretty sure that they are laying them. Dona Re: heidi > > >i REALLY want a chicken. how many eggs does 1 chick lay in a day? > >> > >A good layer will average one egg per day. > > I agree ... <>>><<>I don't! Good layers don't lay more than one egg per day and some days lay none. Heidi did you research this? I hate to disagree with you cause I just got this feelin' you got an article somewhere to wave in my face. Well if so........send it.... meanwhile I am going to disagree. Dennis the breed matters though. There are " excellent > layers " which are smaller, flightier birds and they > really do lay a lot. Then there are " all purpose chickens " > or " good layers " which are bigger and don't lay quite as > much. Rhode Island Reds are a good breed, I think, they > lay a lot but they aren't quite as flighty as the > ones that lay more. Also it depends how much food they > get and how much light there is. Ours slow way down > in the winter unless we hang a light in the coop ... I > don't do lights anymore though, I figure they need > the rest. > > Also they slow down when they get older. > > In the old days, they figured 4 chickens per person, but > they used eggs a LOT in cooking. Now I'd figure 1 or 2 > per person. If it's just you, I'd get at least 2 so they > can keep each other company. > > -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 ><>>><<>I don't! Good layers don't lay more than one egg per day and >some days lay none. Heidi did you research this? I hate to disagree >with you cause I just got this feelin' you got an article somewhere >to wave in my face. Well if so........send it.... meanwhile I am >going to disagree. Dennis Well, my DH always tells me I'm always using inaccurate wordage ... it's that ol' female brain. " Average " wouldn't be accurate, more like " about " one egg a day. Actually it's probably something like .75 eggs per day. And less if you don't use lights. Now I've only had ONE " excellent " layer. She laid all winter, with no lights. Then she died. She was the most nervous unhappy chicken I've ever seen, so I never got any more " excellent " layers. I would not mix the " excellent " layers with other breeds ... the bigger chickens harassed her and didn't like her much. However, I have a friend who has a commercial white layer in with her Rhode Island Reds and they get along fine, so maybe I just lucked out. Mine are " ok " layers. WIth 9 chickens, I get 3 to 6 eggs a day in the summer (partly depending on how well they are fed), but these are 2 years old now. They did lay " some " all winter, enough to feed us anyway. I like the Americanas, because they are the " wildest " ... they know how to hunt bugs, get out of reach of cats and dogs ... but they aren't the best layers. The Rhode Island Reds are better layers and still pretty smart. If you read the chicken books they will tell you exactly how to maximize egg production. I don't worry about it much ... I don't like killing the chickens after a year and replacing them, and they do a lot around here besides laying eggs. We've been getting a few chicks each year as replacements, as they do tend to disappear now and then (last year it was a coyote). But Dennis, I think you are a *real* farmer and us city folks raising chickens are just kind of experimenting! BTW I visited a feed store today that used dog kennels for chicken coops. Great idea! They just had those chain-link dog kennels, with an ad-hoc tarp roof over it and some perches (in the corner of the chain link) plus some nesting boxes. That would be an easy city-chicken setup ... lay fresh straw down every couple of weeks, let them out daily when/if you can. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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