Posts by fuquay nc girl

My 3 girls have done a great job of keeping us in eggs this winter, but today I found my first soft shelled egg broken in the nesting box.  They do get oyster shell with their food so I am not sure why this happened.  I don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by bruceha2000    Must be time to get one more girl   That is a serious bummer. When I was choosing breeds, I got 2 EEs for the same reason as you (and I suspect,...

Quote: Originally Posted by chickenteacher2    The first one is my littlest silkie (micro?), then I'm not sure who layed the 2nd, 3rd is my blonde Easter Egger (it is green) and then, the last was...

I found out today that my EE is laying brown eggs, darn!  I really wanted to add some color to my egg cartons and see the surprise look on my little egg collectors face when she found it.  Oh well, better luck next time I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Deb B      Oh, how pretty.  I hope my EE lays a nice colored egg. Me too!

Quote: Originally Posted by mulelover1999  I wa so happy when I saw it. She's an EE but they egg is brown. Weird right? Being that yours is brown could mean that my EE is already laying and I thought it was my Buff...

Our Buff Orpington is finally laying so now we are waiting for our EE to lay her first one.  That will mean that all 3 are laying.I can't say it any better than this over excited smiley.  

Today is happy day, my EE is finally squatting so maybe soon she'll start laying even though the days are shorter.  Of course my Buff has been squatting for a while now and no eggs from her.

My story is short and sweet.  I am new to keeping chickens so I am still learning how they react in certain situations.  My 3 girls along with my blonde lab love bananas so I decided to show some visiting friends how much...

Quote: Originally Posted by PAchickengirl  I am suffering from egg envy over here....... Still no eggs! 6 months old. I'm sorry.