Author Topic: Heaviest egg? (Read 6030 times)

Jesse · « **on:** January 20, 2006, 11:28:24 »

Was it here, or somewhere else I saw that someone weighs their eggs and keeps a record. That, and seeing Heldi's eggs in the gallery, got me to thinking, should we have an ongoing thread to record the A4a heaviest egg record? Whenever someone collects a whopper egg weigh it and post the weight here. Just a bit of fun :D

The heaviest one I have in the tray at the moment is 78g :) but I'm sure that will be easily beaten (excuse the pun :-[ ;D)

Heldi · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2006, 11:51:52 »

Hee hee what fun. I'm off to weigh mine! I hope OH hasn't pinched the big ones again...I didn't get my name on them quick enough

Heldi · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2006, 11:55:14 »

I weighed the biggest one I could find...69g. Jesse you are top chook at the moment!

Jesse · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2006, 12:34:47 »

Ahhhh, so Roma's top chook for the time being ;D

kenkew · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2006, 22:28:14 »

I have one at 120 grams. Pure white and a real cracker. It gets heavier every time I paint it.

Heldi · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2006, 22:46:44 »

LOL! ;D

Jesse · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2006, 08:55:37 »

;D ;D

agapanthus · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2006, 09:33:16 »

Would someone go and tell my chickens to lay....then I could join in :'(

Paulines7 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 21, 2006, 09:42:49 »

Put a china egg in the nest box Agapanthus and that will kickstart them back into laying again. It has worked everytime for me.

kenkew · « **Reply #9 on:** January 21, 2006, 12:16:59 »

Either that or walk up and down your pen sharpening a large kitching knife.

agapanthus · « **Reply #10 on:** January 21, 2006, 13:30:31 »

will do Pauline thanks :) by the way did you get my e-mail....being having a few probs with it.

Paulines7 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 21, 2006, 16:29:50 »

Quote from: agapanthus on January 21, 2006, 13:30:31

will do Pauline thanks :) by the way did you get my e-mail....being having a few probs with it.

Yes I did Agapanthus, thank you. I will be in the chat room later this evening so perhaps we could catch up on news in there.

My heaviest egg from those collected today was 78g.

agapanthus · « **Reply #12 on:** January 21, 2006, 17:46:13 »

Kenkew.....am always threatening...but they know it's all lies ;D
Pauline....china egg in place :D

kenkew · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2006, 20:26:39 »

Once upon a time I had close to 200 hens on land at the bottom of my garden. These ranged from POL to 'ready to boil' birds. Keeping 'em isn't just a matter of going round with the egg basket!
One puzzle to new hen-keepers is...which lay, and which don't? Easy way to tell is;
Lift the bird under your arm, with two fingers of the other hand, press them flat against the 'egg ejection area', if both fingers fit between the bones of the pelvic, that bird is a layer.
It's just a rule of thumb!!

Heldi · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2006, 21:10:09 »

I was told tree fingers Ken but that was off a lady. Size of fingers matter I guess.

kenkew · « **Reply #15 on:** January 22, 2006, 13:41:05 »

With or without the bark, Heldi?

Heldi · « **Reply #16 on:** January 23, 2006, 09:03:56 »

well they are woodland birds !

Heldi · « **Reply #17 on:** January 27, 2006, 10:56:23 »

Woo hoo look what we got yesterday :o :o ;D

stuffed · « **Reply #18 on:** January 27, 2006, 12:15:08 »

Quote from: Heldi on January 21, 2006, 21:10:09

I was told tree fingers Ken but that was off a lady. Size of fingers matter I guess.

Yeah being a girlie with little fingers I'd definately say 3. When I got my first birds I had a cuckoo maran called Henrietta. I kept checking and every time it was 2 fingers width, but no eggs. Well eventually we found out why. Henrietta was a Henry. Despite having a gap of 2 fingers that bird was never going to lay :o :o

Jesse · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2006, 13:17:03 »

whooohoooo Heldi! That is a whoppa, well done Heldi's chook ;D

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