17 week old brown leghorn laid her first egg!

[McChooky]

So happy for you and your girl!!!

She laid the egg in the floor yesterday and didn't lay today

 

[AntiqueB]

If you put a couple golf balls in the nest box, she may understand that that's a better place to lay!

 

[McChooky]

If you put a couple golf balls in the nest box, she may understand that that's a better place to lay!

I have one I need to wash first thanks for reminding me! lol

 

[Chive]

If you put a couple golf balls in the nest box, she may understand that that's a better place to lay!

That’s what I do also. I originally bought a dozen, but over the past three years I’ve managed to gain 60 more
I definitely don’t need that much

 

[McChooky]

I was waiting for them to start laying before releasing them in the flock so I'm very excited for them! My cockerels were released 6 weeks ago but my girls have remained separated from the flock and cockerels by wire in a divided run.They'll have plenty of nest boxes and won't have to lay in the floor anymore. I cut their wing feathers on one side yesterday and released them today with the flock thanks!

 

[McChooky]

Awesome. 17 weeks is early, but my white leghorn was about the same.

Congrats !!!

Thanks!

 

[Tram]

Congratulations. I too recently added 6 brown leghorns (one died falling off the roost) to my Welsummer flock. They look very similar except the comb & white ears. I am working toward Welsummer breeding for my area. So, I wanted some egg layers that looked similar and easy to distinguish the eggs apart.

Since then, I've really grown fond of them. They remind me of Miss Prissy from Foghorn Leghorn cartoons.

 

[mossyoakpro]

If I decide to get more chicks they will be the Brown Leghorn....they were out of stock this spring when I ordered. They are intriguing to me....

 

[McChooky]

If I decide to get more chicks they will be the Brown Leghorn....they were out of stock this spring when I ordered. They are intriguing to me....

I probably won't be able to keep them in my fence anyway whether they're chased or not.They're flighty little buggers!

 

[McChooky]

If I decide to get more chicks they will be the Brown Leghorn....they were out of stock this spring when I ordered. They are intriguing to me....

Never raised any chicks like these trust me lol