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post #1721 of 3124
7/4/12 at 7:22am
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Can't - stop -looking!!!!!!!!! I swear my girls have had all the signs for weeks. My roo even had his way with my SS yesterday. I am freaking out in anticipation but I know that nothing is going to happen since I can't stop waiting. However, I am dying over here. No matter how many times I swear I won't stop stalking my girls every move so that they will lay, I can't help it.

Me TOO!  It's gotten out of control over here.  I'm following Pebbles every move (because I'm certain she's going to be the first) and I'll say to her; "When ya gonna start laying huh?" 

I'm  w a i t i n g!  I'm sure my anticipation over her first egg is going to delay the big day, just cause I won't leave her alone, but come on...even the Rooster is showing her how to do it.  I just think it's so sweet to see him give a "laying lesson"!  yippiechickie.gif


When you give up and buy a dozen eggs, that's when they will lay.tongue.png

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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post #1722 of 3124
7/4/12 at 7:31am
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The waiting is definately the worst part!  I'm now OCD thanks to these girls.  One of my four black sex links started laying last Wednesday and has been intermittent and then apparently another one started accidentally? Friday or Saturday while wandering through my flower bed (egg was just laying on the ground, not in a nest, hollowed out area or anything...just out on top of the mulch...in the sun...in 102 degrees).  By the time I stumbled across it, it was a little bit cooked, but didn't smell when I cracked it open, so it was eaten and luckily we didn't die, but sheesh...how hard is it??!!  lol    They've seen their nesting boxes every day and night in their coop for the past three or so months....so use them already!   lol

welcome-byc.gif  Glad to have you on this thread! 

 

And Welcome to Chcknfamily also.  Alway's happy to have newbies here and to see their pics. pop.gif

1 Broody OEGB (Goldie), 1 OEGB Rooster (Sal), 1 OEGB Cockerel (Nugget), 2 Buff Orpingtons (Hope & Faith), 1 White Bantam Cochin (Lucy), 1 Red Bantam Frizzle (Ethel), 4 Red Stars (Lil Mama, Wilma & Betty and Pebbles).  2 Dachsunds (Tootsie & Baby), 1 Pug (Chubaca) and 1 German Shepard/Lab mix (Charlie). 1 Quarter Horse (Dancer) and 1 Paint (Star).  Oh and I have 3 adult children.

 

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1 Broody OEGB (Goldie), 1 OEGB Rooster (Sal), 1 OEGB Cockerel (Nugget), 2 Buff Orpingtons (Hope & Faith), 1 White Bantam Cochin (Lucy), 1 Red Bantam Frizzle (Ethel), 4 Red Stars (Lil Mama, Wilma & Betty and Pebbles).  2 Dachsunds (Tootsie & Baby), 1 Pug (Chubaca) and 1 German Shepard/Lab mix (Charlie). 1 Quarter Horse (Dancer) and 1 Paint (Star).  Oh and I have 3 adult children.

 

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post #1723 of 3124
7/5/12 at 6:42am

rir hen.jpgthe ladies 7-5-12.jpg

The first pic is of my only hen that seems mature. She is loud and I believe doing the squat! I opened up the nest boxes last night and put in straw and plastic eggs and also put out an oyster shells dish. I have been keeping an eye on her for a few days now and found this thread last night and it just got me even more anxious lol. All 3 of my RIR's came home from TSC March 5th, my 3 Barred Rocks are April 4th births if I recall correctly. I'm hoping for my first egg within the next 2 weeks fl.gif...if I have to wait any longer, I might go insane barnie.gif

Proud stay at home Momma of 15...1 wonderful husband who supports my crazy ideas, 2 helpful kids, 3 indoor dogs, 3 indoor cats, 3 RIR chicks, 3 barred rock babies! Excited to be jumping into veggie gardening and chickens this year! Gotta spread the love, house is getting too small :-) 

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Proud stay at home Momma of 15...1 wonderful husband who supports my crazy ideas, 2 helpful kids, 3 indoor dogs, 3 indoor cats, 3 RIR chicks, 3 barred rock babies! Excited to be jumping into veggie gardening and chickens this year! Gotta spread the love, house is getting too small :-) 

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post #1724 of 3124
7/5/12 at 8:30am
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When you give up and buy a dozen eggs, that's when they will lay.tongue.png

 Truer advice has never been given!  It worked for me last year :P

 

And Farmettehopeful, I think you'll be getting that egg you're waiting for in that two weeks :)

"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
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"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
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post #1725 of 3124
7/5/12 at 9:47am

Thanks for the encouraging words Pele!! My husband deploys next month so I want to be able to show him that all of the money and work that was put into the coop and run wasn't for nothing big_smile.png

Proud stay at home Momma of 15...1 wonderful husband who supports my crazy ideas, 2 helpful kids, 3 indoor dogs, 3 indoor cats, 3 RIR chicks, 3 barred rock babies! Excited to be jumping into veggie gardening and chickens this year! Gotta spread the love, house is getting too small :-) 

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Proud stay at home Momma of 15...1 wonderful husband who supports my crazy ideas, 2 helpful kids, 3 indoor dogs, 3 indoor cats, 3 RIR chicks, 3 barred rock babies! Excited to be jumping into veggie gardening and chickens this year! Gotta spread the love, house is getting too small :-) 

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post #1726 of 3124
7/5/12 at 10:16am

Darn it! My little girl Nutella, a wheaten maran, just got fowl pox :( :( :( I'm guessing that will slow down the wait for her first egg? Poor girl :(

I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #1727 of 3124
7/5/12 at 12:40pm
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Sorry to hear that Starlover21, I hope she gets better soon! hugs.gif

 

And thank your husband for his service for me Farmettehopeful!  And thank you and your family for lending him to the country :).

"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
Joey Santiago
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"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
Joey Santiago
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post #1728 of 3124
7/5/12 at 4:57pm

So, my girls started laying eggs 3 days ago, and my husband found the 1st< my 7 year old found the 2nd< and my 17 year old found the 3rd today.... lol, i just want to see an egg laying in the nest,,,,, and their never there when i look, my hens are playing tricks on me!!!

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post #1729 of 3124
7/5/12 at 5:54pm

Lol Krysta! Thankfully (sort of) I am the only one that takes care of the ladies so I am certain to be the first to find but I plan on letting our 4 old year "find" our first, first.

 

Wow, I need to read up on chickens more...never heard of fowl pox!

 

Pele: Thank you for your kind thoughts and you are welcome~from all of us!

Proud stay at home Momma of 15...1 wonderful husband who supports my crazy ideas, 2 helpful kids, 3 indoor dogs, 3 indoor cats, 3 RIR chicks, 3 barred rock babies! Excited to be jumping into veggie gardening and chickens this year! Gotta spread the love, house is getting too small :-) 

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Proud stay at home Momma of 15...1 wonderful husband who supports my crazy ideas, 2 helpful kids, 3 indoor dogs, 3 indoor cats, 3 RIR chicks, 3 barred rock babies! Excited to be jumping into veggie gardening and chickens this year! Gotta spread the love, house is getting too small :-) 

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post #1730 of 3124
7/5/12 at 6:03pm

So, I just found out I was a little off on the math and my Cinnamon Queens are actually 15 weeks, not 13.  Boy, that just made my wait that much more unbearable knowing I am so close! The ladies' combs and wattles are getting bigger and reddening.  I have waited sooo long for eggs. One year to be exact.  These are going to be the best eggs ever.  Go girls go!  Just curious, when did your CQ's/ red sex links of any kind start to lay?

3 Welsummers, 8 Cinnamon Queens, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 barred rock, 1 Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, 1 leghorn/ameraucana cross, 2 RIR and 7 EE/OE chicklets, 6 rabbits, 1 mischievous housecat, one Catahoula bulldog, and one amazing husband to share it all with!  Just call me coop queen!

Life is good here on the Funny Farm ^_^

Member of the Derperella club. We're all just goin' round the rooster here!

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3 Welsummers, 8 Cinnamon Queens, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 barred rock, 1 Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, 1 leghorn/ameraucana cross, 2 RIR and 7 EE/OE chicklets, 6 rabbits, 1 mischievous housecat, one Catahoula bulldog, and one amazing husband to share it all with!  Just call me coop queen!

Life is good here on the Funny Farm ^_^

Member of the Derperella club. We're all just goin' round the rooster here!

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