Who else is waiting for that first egg?

[JenandDave]

some eggs from the rest of my girls...

 

[Chicken Strut]

some eggs from the rest of my girls...

Ok, now you are just making all us newbies waiting for eggs insanely JEALOUS. Seriously - those are beauts!

 

[JenandDave]

Ok, now you are just making all us newbies waiting for eggs insanely JEALOUS. Seriously - those are beauts!

Never meant to make anybody jealous. Once they start laying you'll have more eggs than you know what to do with! Yesterday I got seven out of eight hens!

 

[chickmomma03]

Quote: I know right?! I felt like a giddy little school girl lol

 

[Spice Chicks]

Ther is nothing like fresh eggs and they are so much better for you. Welcome to the flock I have 5 black sex links and 1 red sexlinks 23 weeks old they are going in 3 of the 6 nessting boxes we have but no eggs yet. The last time i had chickens our kids were small they don't even remember them . mine should be laying soon i hope i just don't remeber it taking this long.but what will be will be.

 

[Spice Chicks]

from the books i have read they say the straw can absorb or remain wet longer than the pine and they recommended the pine but i guess it is your preference . I had straw with our first chickens and it seemed to get messier more and stay dirty more .so the eggs were not as clean. I have pine with these chickens and i like it much better.

 

[Spice Chicks]

like the picture . I used to watch that show when i was growing up . You just can't find good clean fun shows any more.

 

[Diney]

Ok, this may be a really stupid question, but... Can they get too fat? One of my buff o's is so much bigger around than any of the other ones.

 

[junebuggena]

They can get too fat, but it's not likely in a young, active bird. Buff Orpingtons are a large breed, and have very fluffy feathering, making the look even larger.

 

[beginnergirl]

They can get too fat, but it's not likely in a young, active bird. Buff Orpingtons are a large breed, and have very fluffy feathering, making the look even larger.

How do you know a chicken is too fat? Mine all LOVE to eat, especially my barred rock. The EE looks more slim, but the BR and SLW are very round looking.