i am the egg barron

[monkey_biz]

hello every one, not been on for a looooong time due to a bout of depression and associated stress but feeling a lot better now...... well im getting there anyway

so, last year my ex batts were so erratic at laying eggs i thought id never be an egg barron, but now...... 24-28 eggs every week from my 5 ex batts
we give 99% away as we are now sick of eggs i mean you can only so many 4 egg omelets

so from now on id like to be know as THE egg barron

on another note 4 of my chooks are looking really really scruffy but the cluxtinator has really bloomed into a stunning hen, a reall ugly duckling story whereas the rest seem to have done the reverse. any idea??? all eating well and laying normally though henrietta seems to have a red bum but ive checked everything and she is the only one

[little brown hen]

Hi Monkey-biz, The Egg Baron. Welcome back, Im glad to hear you're feeling lots better.
Your girls scruffy state could be due to moulting. Some of mine are still shedding feathers and look patchy, also their egg laying is a bit sporadic , though thats improving with the arrival of the sun.
The Cluxinator sounds beautiful, can you post some photos?

[monkey_biz]

the depression comes and goes after 20 years of suffering from PTSD (5 times decorated ex serviceman of 1 war and 2 conflicts/ peacekeeping forces and then left to deal with it with no help)

ok after running around like a nutter trying to get pictures here they are.



clux


when we got clux she was nearly bald and in quite a poor state and in the past 6 weeks, nearly 8 months since getting them, she has really bloomed and become quite light in colour instead of the red she was

[Steve the Gas]

Welcome back Baron and much RESPECT

They may be moulting, but have you checked for lice and feather mites.

The red ass needs cam cream, sudo cream, purple - anything to disguise the red.
Are you sure it ain't a prolapse?

[monkey_biz]

no mites or anything, its just a bit red
its more lack of "undercarriage" feathers than anything

[stace]

Welcome back, glad to hear you are feeling better. I think your girls are in a slow moult, up the protien,(mealworms) and give some poultry spice, the will soon grow back their feathers, and look Gorgeous again 3 of mine looked like that 6 weeks ago, (you can tell by the tail feathers in your pic) now they are fully feathered up again

[perchy]

Dear Egg Baron

Have you thought about pickling any eggs? I did and do when I have spare

[p.penn]

Pickled eggs?

Dear Egg Baron,

Have you thought about making lots of cakes? That's what I do when I have lots of eggs.

Glad to hear you are feeling brighter.

Re moulting. I had one chook who appeared to be moulting for 9 months - I doused with louse powder and now she is fully feathered. I have never seen lice on my chooks - only when one had died a few months back, and I check regularly.

[Shazaro]

Hi have you thought about selling your spare eggs, I have just started putting some at the end of the drive, (bought some eggs boxes) and so far have sold 6 dozen eggs, going to put the money towards the girls food.

[monkey_biz]

i just give the eggs away to family and friends though some have repaid me with bags of food so i suppose they are quite self sufficient. i think ill try the meal worms though they take my fingers off every day with thier treat of grapes, they go mad for them.
ive doused them for mite and so far nothing so i think it may just be the slow moult. clux was virtually featherless when we got her but the rest were well feathered now its the other way round just poor henrietta with her red bum though she is the only one that doesnt perch and just sits on the floor of the house so that may be the reason as well.

and i do really feel like an egg baron , everyone is now my friend

[little brown hen]

Beautiful girls Egg Baron, Thank you for posting the pictures.

[janepick]

Hi Egg Barron
With 24-28 eggs a week, you are obviously providing the well for your girls and are great hen Dad. Aren't they great therapy!

[AL37]

Well mister egg barron I would like to challenge you on your egg count. I get between 20 and 24 PER DAY.
However, the fact you are a serviceman decorated and all I tip my cap to you and shall not challange your title.
You have my utmost respect your barren ness.
Al.

[monkey_biz]

al, i have only 5 chooks and all ex batts and i think they do a marvelous job of supply me with so many little presents
the average about 4 a day with the very occasional day of just 2. as for the therapy yes they are in my worste state all i cared about was them, they just kept me going till some tablets the doctor gave me kicked in.
to raward them tey are getting a new coop and run built the next few weeks

[perchy]

They are great therapy I agree


new coop and run (that is probably showing off now)