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Our 1st Lavender Orpington egg!

post #1 of 6
3/4/12 at 5:44am
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Hurray!  wee.gif

 

One of our 20 week old Lavender Orpington pullets was climbing out of the nest box this morning when I went to get my White Leghorn's one daily egg (two layers & one just hatched chicks so she's not laying yet).  I was worried that she was in there messing around with Snow White's egg.  Then I saw it - the cutest little brown pullet egg! 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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post #2 of 6
3/4/12 at 6:09am

thumbsup.gif I got my first Lav Orp pullet egg Jan 2, 2012. I hatched the pair and now have hatched one of the babies! So cute!!!!!

And CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ayda

Mother of 2 boys, 8 horses, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 36 (now 90) laying girls, 1(now6)+ roosters and 2(+4) turkeys and wanting to expand next year!!(chickens that is)(Well already expanded lol) oh yeah and wife to one heck of a guy!!

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Mother of 2 boys, 8 horses, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 36 (now 90) laying girls, 1(now6)+ roosters and 2(+4) turkeys and wanting to expand next year!!(chickens that is)(Well already expanded lol) oh yeah and wife to one heck of a guy!!

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post #3 of 6
3/4/12 at 9:47am

I am so jealous!  I live in Fredericksburg and have 7 lavender orpingtons (hinkjc line) that are right at 40 weeks old!  I just got my first two eggs yesterday and another two eggs today.  It was such a long wait!  I have never been so happy about eggs in my life.  But... I thought that they looked very light in color... Now seeing yours... I really think that they are light in color...  

 

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Wheaten / Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas

Golden Cuckoo Marans

Blue / Black / Splash Orpingtons

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Wheaten / Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas

Golden Cuckoo Marans

Blue / Black / Splash Orpingtons

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post #4 of 6
3/4/12 at 10:09am

woot.gif Congradulations!

 

 

Your EE hatched her chicks?

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 #5 of 6
3/4/12 at 10:35am
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My EE's eggs didn't make it, so I let her hatch out some Welsummer and Ameraucana chicks - we ended up with 2 Wellies and 1 AM.  She's happy to be a momma.

 

 

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Originally Posted by StarLover21 View Post

woot.gif Congradulations!

 

 

Your EE hatched her chicks?



 

My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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post #6 of 6
3/4/12 at 10:39am
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Welcome and congrats on the eggs!  It could be that mine just appears to be darker due to lighting/iphone.
 

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Originally Posted by curranchickens View Post

I am so jealous!  I live in Fredericksburg and have 7 lavender orpingtons (hinkjc line) that are right at 40 weeks old!  I just got my first two eggs yesterday and another two eggs today.  It was such a long wait!  I have never been so happy about eggs in my life.  But... I thought that they looked very light in color... Now seeing yours... I really think that they are light in color...  

 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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