What? No eggs!

[Snadger]

The last couple of days it was dark when I went to collect eggs and asumed chooks had stopped laying for the winter.
I pre warned OH that we may have to get used to shop bought eggs for a couple of months. This went down like a lead balloon!

Imagine my joy when because it was a bit lighter when I got to the plot this evening, I spotted an egg on top of the straw in the nest box. After having a furtle I found another five. Which means the three eggs i am getting a day is still happening!

Instead of straw from a bale, I've been using chopped straw that you get for hampsters and suchlike. The eggs had slipped easily through the straw rather than being deposited on the top!

[cheops]

Sounds like you have egg on your face. Still I'm glad all's well that ends well.

[Snadger]

Sounds like you have egg on your face. Still I'm glad all's well that ends well.

It was quite eggsiting though. Deffo not what I eggspected!

[veggiechicken]

I've been using chopped straw that you get for hampsters

You think I'm confused
Hampers/Hamsters and now Hampsters!
My 3 chooks are still laying every day too. Good innit!

[Nicos]

Oi you lot!...stop showing ooorf...

I've had 2 eggs from 9 layers since early September.

*sniff....

[Snadger]

You think I'm confused
Hampers/Hamsters and now Hampsters!
My 3 chooks are still laying every day too. Good innit!

So, you've assumed (is that one ess or two?) the role of the spelling police now have yer! I thought that was TS's domain!

[veggiechicken]

How old are they, Nicos? Shall I post you some eggs? I have dozens!

[Snadger]

Oi you lot!...stop showing ooorf...

I've had 2 eggs from 9 layers since early September.

*sniff....

Are you sure they aint cockerels Nicos?

[veggiechicken]

So, you've assumed (is that one ess or two?) the role of the spelling police now have yer! I thought that was TS's domain!

You just confuse me all the time! I don't know whether you're giving chopped straw as presents, feeding them to your hamster or shoving it up your nose and pretending to be sane!

[Nicos]

Ha!
Thanks for the offer...

They are aged between 1 and 8 years old....the older ones are banties and used to lay all year.
me thinks they are in holiday mode! Hmmmph.

[Bigmallly]

You'll most likely find a hooooge stash somewhere Nic...............

[Snadger]

You just confuse me all the time! I don't know whether you're giving chopped straw as presents, feeding them to your hamster or shoving it up your nose and pretending to be sane!

No, thats blue and white spiralled drinking straws up the nose VC!

There are red woodshavings in the hampers, straws a bit messy!