The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Phooey! Goto page Previous  1, 2          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc Author Message CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 15925 Location: Hampshire Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:01 pm    Post subject: Wonderful! Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:33 am    Post subject: Clucky wrote: Got home tonight to find that Barney has laid her first egg...think she may have struggled a little as there were blood smears and the egg is a little pointy but hey, her first egg! aww cute, they will get rounder as time goes on. My 'old' appenzellas are starting to lay again and theirs are pointy too! Still waiting for my blue eggs off the cream legbars tho Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8746 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:49 am    Post subject: rubychick, what colour appenzellers do you have? Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:50 am    Post subject: Gold (2 cockerels and 5 girlies) Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8746 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:52 am    Post subject: ooh if you have any eggs going spare shout Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:54 am    Post subject: they are a bit sporadic at the mo, but come spring I should have! Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8746 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:55 am    Post subject: can you give me a shout when they are laying better, I'd love some new blood to add to mine Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:58 am    Post subject: will do....I've never posted eggs before tho so you'll have to tell me what to do ie packaging etc... Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8746 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:17 am    Post subject: no probs just don't tell the OH, he reckons I have enough fancy breeds Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:42 am    Post subject: debcat wrote: no probs just don't tell the OH, he reckons I have enough fancy breeds you can never have enough can you? Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8746 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:28 am    Post subject: he's trying to talk me into just getting layers and meat birds this year I love the appenzellers though, they are right characters, they cope with all the bad weather we have and pretty good layers If you want any eggs shout, I'll have golds and silvers in the spring when they are seperated from the rest Back to top rubychik Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1380 Location: MID WALES/SHROPS BORDER Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:49 am    Post subject: debcat wrote: he's trying to talk me into just getting layers and meat birds this year I love the appenzellers though, they are right characters, they cope with all the bad weather we have and pretty good layers If you want any eggs shout, I'll have golds and silvers in the spring when they are seperated from the rest thanks Debcat. we have decided the same too and so got the LS and RIR Back to top mcleod-girls Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 1345 Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:46 pm    Post subject: Hi Clucky, well done to Barney for her first egg! isnt it exciting (or should i say eggciting - sorry!) . We have 5 bantams around 6 months old, (3 female and two males) and got thee newbies 5 days ago, and are in great anticipation for our first egg. The newbies were apparently just laying before they came to us, is there any danger of eggs getting stuck or anything if they don't lay for a while? Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8746 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:52 pm    Post subject: a change in home will often upset them, they should start laying again fairly soon Back to top Clucky Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 2187 Location: Shropshire Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:23 pm    Post subject: Mine started to first lay over xmas so when I collected them from a friend when returned from our hols they stopped for two days, then Nameless started again...shes a Light Sussex LF Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2 Page 2 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group