#31
Posted 18 August 2012 - 11:22 AM
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Egg counts for the week:
Sun: 4; Mon: 1; Tue: 3; Wed: 5; Thu: 3; Fri: 3; Sat: 4; Average: 3.3
#32
Posted 18 August 2012 - 12:59 PM
#33
Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:39 PM
Edited by Turnbuckle, 25 August 2012 - 12:39 PM.
#34
Posted 26 August 2012 - 07:47 AM
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Egg counts for the week:
Sun: 3; Mon: 3; Tue: 3; Wed: 5; Thu: 2; Fri: 5; Sat: 1; Avg: 3.14
Sun: 7
On Sat eggs were collected 2 hours earlier than normal due to my having to go out early - this could account for the low number on Sat (1) and large number the next day (7).
I am going overseas for the next 4 weeks, so the chicken and human experiments will be suspended during this time.
Due to being busy with the preparations for the overseas trip, I haven't done much about looking into the lifespan of a chicken. Doing a quick internet search, it seems a few websites say about 7 years for chickens' lifespan. However, a few chicken owners report birds living into their teens, and still laying the odd egg.
http://www.backyardc...icken-life-span
#35
Posted 27 August 2012 - 08:58 PM
One of the hens, a black leghorn, just started laying again yesterday after not laying since sometime in March. This hen is the only one that lays white eggs (all the others lay brown eggs), so it is easy to tell if that hen is laying.
The potion was made with 1g of c60 and 1.5L of olive oil. This is 0.67mg/ml. So the 20 ml is 13.3mg, and if all 6 chickens are getting the same amount, they would be getting 2.2mg each.
So far there does not seem to be any detrimental effect on their egg laying.
Can you examine yolk color for possible tone difference of eggs layed before c60oo and now? +Are there any differences in feathers quality now?
What about incresing dose or frequency of c60 feeding for one of the hens and compare? (perhaps the one laying white eggs)
#36
Posted 23 September 2012 - 09:36 AM
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Chickens look fine, seem a bit quieter than normal. Collected 3 eggs this morning.
Edited by chicken12, 23 September 2012 - 09:37 AM.
#37
Posted 30 September 2012 - 05:20 AM
Egg counts for the week:
Sun: 3; Mon: 3; Tue: 4; Wed 6; Thurs: -; Fri: -; Sat: 12
On Thurs and Fri I had to go away on a business trip so wasn't around to count the eggs, however 12 eggs were collected on Sat morning, which would be an average of 4 eggs/day for Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Edited by chicken12, 30 September 2012 - 05:21 AM.
#38
Posted 06 October 2012 - 10:20 AM
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Egg counts for the week:
Sun: 4; Mon: 5; Tue: 2; Wed: 4; Thu: 6; Fri: 4; Sat: 3; Avg: 4
#39
Posted 14 October 2012 - 09:33 AM
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Egg counts for the week:
Sun: 6; Mon: 4; Tue: 5; Wed: 6; Thu: 3; Fri: 3; Sat: 6; Avg: 4.7
Edited by chicken12, 14 October 2012 - 09:35 AM.
#40
Posted 14 October 2012 - 10:22 AM
#41
Posted 24 October 2012 - 11:14 AM
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Egg counts:
Sun: 3; Mon: 6; Tue: 5; Wed:4; Thu: 6; Fri 4; Sat: 4; Avg: 4.6
I am now entering the egg count data in a spreadsheet, so can eventually plot a graph of egg count data with time.
#42
Posted 04 November 2012 - 11:56 AM
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Feed was done in the afternoon (as can be seen from position of shadows)
Egg counts:
Sun: 5; Mon: 4; Tue: 5; Wed:4; Thu: 3; Fri 2; Sat: 5; Avg: 4
23rd feed on Sat 3 Nov 2012:
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Position of feed dishes was moved during the week.
Egg counts:
Sun: 7; Mon: 3; Tue: 3; Wed:5; Thu: 2; Fri 6; Sat: 4; Avg: 4.3
Busy back at work lately, will post a googledoc of ongoing data soon.
#43
Posted 04 November 2012 - 12:06 PM
Also, I think the fact that the chickens are alive and healthy is quite relevant to the "human lab rats" here at Longecity who are experimenting with C60.
#44
Posted 17 November 2012 - 04:12 AM
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Egg counts:
Sun: 4; Mon: 5; Tue: 5; Wed: 3; Thu: 5; Fri: 6; Sat: 5; Avg: 4.7
25th feed on Sat 17 Nov 2012:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 4; Mon: 3; Tue: 4; Wed: 5; Thu: 3; Fri: 6; Sat: 4; Avg: 4.1
Edited by chicken12, 17 November 2012 - 04:32 AM.
#45
Posted 17 November 2012 - 04:33 AM
#46
Posted 24 November 2012 - 10:04 AM
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Egg counts:
Sun: 5; Mon: 3; Tue: 4; Wed: 4; Thu: 4; Fri: 3; Sat: 6; Avg: 4.1
Link to chicken spreadsheet:
https://docs.google....cjJkU1g0UlRHOEU
#47
Posted 24 November 2012 - 11:23 AM
with google docs you can create spreadsheets and insert a graph
Edited by AgeVivo, 24 November 2012 - 11:25 AM.
#48
Posted 30 November 2012 - 11:32 PM
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Egg counts:
Sun: 4; Mon: 4; Tue: 6; Wed: 3; Thu: 4; Fri: 3; Sat: 4; Avg: 4
The increase in egg laying could just be seasonal and have nothing to do with c60. However, at least the chickens are in good health.
#49
Posted 15 December 2012 - 01:01 PM
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Egg counts:
Sun: 3; Mon: 3; Tue: 3; Wed: 2; Thu: 2; Fri: 3; Sat: 2; Avg: 2.6
29th feed on Sat 15 Dec 2012:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 3; Mon: 3; Tue: 2; Wed: 3; Thu: 4; Fri: 1; Sat: 2; Avg: 2.6
One egg on Tue was very large - this turned out to be a double yolker.
One of the chooks (the small white sussex) has become broody. This means she is not laying, and sits in the nest box all day and night trying to incubate a plastic egg. This would be part of the reason for the lower egg counts.
However, even if the Sussex was online and laying an egg per day, the egg count would still be down from the peak. It could be due to seasonal variations (i.e. a peak in Spring, slightly less in Summer and tapering down in Autumn), or possibly the chooks are suffering a little with the hot weather the last few weeks.
Edited by Chook12, 15 December 2012 - 01:01 PM.
#50
Posted 05 January 2013 - 10:16 AM
30th feed on Sat 22 Dec 2012:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 2; Mon: 3; Tue: 3; Wed: 3; Thu: 3; Fri: 4; Sat: 3; Avg: 3
31st feed on Sat 29th Dec 2012:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 2; Mon: 3; Tue: 2; Wed: 2; Thu: 1; Fri: 4; Sat: 3; Avg: 2.4
32nd feed on Sat 5 Jan 2013:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 3; Mon: 2; Tue: 3; Wed: 4; Thu: 2; Fri: 4; Sat: 2; Avg: 2.9
The small sussex is still broody and not laying.
Link to chicken spreadsheet:
https://docs.google....HOEU/edit?pli=1
#51
Posted 20 January 2013 - 01:47 PM
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Egg counts:
Sun: 2; Mon: 2; Tue: 3; Wed: 2; Thu: 2; Fri: 2; Sat: 3; Avg: 2.3
34th feed on Sat 19 Jan 2013:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 2; Mon: 3; Tue: 2; Wed: 2; Thu: 2; Fri: 2; Sat: 1; Avg: 2
The small sussex is still broody and not laying. The larger of the two red hens has started to moult.
#52
Posted 03 February 2013 - 01:23 AM
Egg counts:
Sun: 4; Mon: 1; Tue: 2; Wed: 1; Thu: 3; Fri: -; Sat: -
35th feed on Sat 2 Feb 2013:
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Egg counts:
Sun: -; Mon: -; Tue: -; Wed: 5; Thu: 3; Fri: 2; Sat: 3
Eggs were not collected Sun-Tue due to the wild weather. When I finally got to collect on Wed, there were 5 eggs. Averages will be distorted for the last two weeks.
The small Sussex is walking around and appears to have stopped being broody. The large Rhode Island Red has stopped moulting.
#53
Posted 03 February 2013 - 01:12 PM
#54
Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:39 PM
Chickens can live for many years and continue to lay eggs for many of these years. However,after two or three years many hens significantly decline in productivity
Edited by stephen_b, 03 February 2013 - 07:40 PM.
#55
Posted 04 February 2013 - 02:55 AM
#56
Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:01 PM
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Egg counts:
Sun: 2; Mon: 3; Tue: 1; Wed: 3; Thu: 2; Fri: 2; Sat: 3; Avg: 2.3
Can see that the small white Sussex is now walking around. In the second picture parts of all 6 chickens can be seen (two are hiding behind a feeder) This pic might seen a little brighter than others. More light is getting into the garden after a tree that was damaged in the storm was chopped down, which could be contributing to this.
#57
Posted 28 February 2013 - 05:49 PM
Best Regards and keep up the great work!
#58
Posted 04 March 2013 - 08:25 AM
There is something important in Your study, that I didn't manage to find. Do You know the "strain" of Your chickens and what is their average life length?
#59
Posted 11 March 2013 - 09:53 AM
37th feed on Sat 16 Feb 2013:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 2; Mon: 2; Tue: 3; Wed: 2; Thu: 2; Fri: 3; Sat: 3; Avg: 2.4
It can be seen in the photo that Clucky's (the small Sussex) tail feathers are missing, and there are some white feathers around. This chook had been moulting that week.
38th feed on Sat 23 Feb 2013:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 3; Mon: 3; Tue: 3; Wed: 2; Thu: 2; Fri: 3; Sat: 3; Avg: 2.7
Sat 2 Mar 2013:
Feed not done. The chicken coop was a mire of smelly mud due to continued heavy rain and overflow from my newly installed water tank. Spent all weekend digging and installing pipes to improve drainage. It seems to have worked since heavy rain since has not resulted in any puddles forming in the chicken coop.
Egg counts:
Sun: 3; Mon: 2; Tue: 2; Wed: 2; Thu: 2; Fri: 2; Sat: 3; Avg: 2.3
39th feed on Sat 9 Mar 2013:
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Egg counts:
Sun: 2; Mon: 1; Tue: 1; Wed: 2; Thu: 2; Fri: 1; Sat: 1; Avg: 1.4
Egg count seems to have fallen off during the last week. Actually today (Mon 11 Mar) was the first day since the experiment began that no eggs were laid at all. It is normal for egg laying to slow down this time of year, so it may be seasonal.
Chicken spreadsheet:
https://docs.google....dit?usp=sharing
#60
Posted 11 March 2013 - 10:09 AM
Hi! I love this thread. Thank you for these posts and for the Google Docs link. I am very curious about the effect that C60 might have on reproduction and that is why I love the egg count. I am also very interested to see if the chicks born from these C60 mamas are born normally. Do you have any roosters and/or might you allow any of the eggs to hatch to discover if the chicks seem normal with a normal lifespan?
Best Regards and keep up the great work!
Hi QualityToast,
In my home town we are not allowed to keep roosters due to local council laws. Therefore I cannot do any experiments with hatching baby chicks. I don't think the c60oo has had any effect on egg laying. There have been changes in egg laying since the experiment started, but these are what would be normally expected with the seasons.
Chook12,
There is something important in Your study, that I didn't manage to find. Do You know the "strain" of Your chickens and what is their average life length?
Hi seivtcho,
The two red ones are Rhode Island Reds (Big Red and Plucky), just over 5 years old. The white ones (Fatso and Clucky) are White Sussex. When I bought the two black ones they said in the shop they were Australorps. However, I think one of them (Rusty) is an Australorp crossed with something else, because she has rust coloured feathers down her front. I think the other black one (Floppy) is a black leghorn. She has white earlobes and lays white coloured eggs, and looks just like a picture of a leghorn I found on the internet. The black and white chickens are all just over 2 years old.
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