Straw Hat Kikos

[Fierlin]

Wow. That's huge.
I have three. Yaaay... *applause dies down* (Probably soon to be two, we have one that attacks the younger pullets)

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Names for them? Which one is in your avatar?

 

[Fierlin]

That's Eggie, ye olden chicken.
She was nicer when she was younger. (That picture was taken a couple of years ago, now her feathers have faded quite a bit.)

The other two are LT and Chirpy/Cherry, nobody's sure. You got names for yours?

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Not anymore. Long story there.

How old is she? Most sex-links live to only 3 maybe 4 years because they lay so many eggs.

 

[Fierlin]

Yeah, I suppose that's true.
Eggie is coming up to 4 years in September. Her friend Feathers, from the same group, died in April last year. It's a pity, she was a hoot and a half too.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

hahah really? Red, was the only red sex link at the time and she laid every single day for almost a year until she got sick. She missed a few days when that happened. It was close to 300 days, and never missed a day. She was a good girl.

We get about 30 eggs a day right now and I have kept track of every egg laid, which is very very hard to do, but anyway, we are coming up on 10,000 eggs. There is about 350 eggs in the egg fridge right now. We sell alot.

 

[Fierlin]

10,000. That's intense. We've only ever had the four hens, and you're right they are pretty reliable. I gave up trying to keep a tally of the eggs when the hens started laying in each others' nests.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

hahaha That number is all eggs of all birds combined.

 

[Fierlin]

I just had a scan through the first post.
Dang, driving a tractor would be cool.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

5 minute warning. I'm going to bed in 5.