Egg and meat production in poultry

[NH Homesteader]

They are so much fun! Smelly, and messy but fun! My husband is allergic to duck eggs so mine will just be mostly pets, just want a breeding trio. The females get weird without a male around, lol.

 

[sumi]

That is what I heard! I don't mind the mess and smell and it should be manageable with only 3 or so of them. No drakes here, I don't trust them around my hens and they all are going to share a large pen.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Gotcha, I've never kept them together. All my poultry species are separate, even though I'm sure they'd be fine!

I'm anxious for everyone here to start laying. I have 9 hens, 7 of whom are coming into their first spring, so should be a good amount of eggs! Even if they are little pullet eggs!

 

[Chic Rustler]

mine are just starting to pick back up. We are getting around 8 a day now. By the time summer gets here I should be getting 20-30 a day. Idk what im going to do with all those eggs! Haha

 

[milkmansdaughter]

I got 11 eggs out of my 13 hens today. Mine didn't lay for most of October and November, and started laying again Dec 9th. I get 8-10 a day now.

 

[Beekissed]

MMD, those are GREAT numbers, especially considering that most of your flock are not new pullets, but older gals just pumping out the eggs.

 

[milkmansdaughter]

No, Bee, as of a few days ago, I've now culled all of my birds over two years old. But I am pleased none the less.

 

[sumi]

mine are just starting to pick back up. We are getting around 8 a day now. By the time summer gets here I should be getting 20-30 a day. Idk what im going to do with all those eggs! Haha

Sell the extras to help pay for their feed.

 

[treerooted]

My birds are also laying again this week and this will be their first spring. Getting 8/13. And I was sick last week and no one ate any eggs, so I've got around 4 dozen right now!

 

[sumi]

My birds are also laying again this week and this will be their first spring. Getting 8/13. And I was sick last week and no one ate any eggs, so I've got around 4 dozen right now!

Hope you're feeling better! I wish my hens would come out of retirement and lay something. I caved and cracked their last few eggs to cook them and all three had the palest green albumens Needless to say they went to the compost heap!