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    Silky laying eggs

    I was shocked when my Silkie started laying because I was like you and thought I'd only get maybe three eggs a week. Well, turns out that she is an egg laying machine. She has laid me an egg a day for two weeks straight. She got off to a rough start laying an egg then skipping 17 days, but...
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    How long after you got your first egg did you get your second?

    You aren't stealing my thread. I hope you find some answers! Lucky Duck (my 6 1/2 month old Silkie) laid her first egg, then NOTHING. Finally laid the second egg 18 days later, then skipped one day and has laid an egg a day since (for two weeks now).
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    How many eggs does your Silkie lay? Mine's an egg-laying machine!

    Hot dog! The literature I read said 50-120 eggs a year. I assumed I'd get roughly one a week. This is eggcellent news!
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    How many eggs does your Silkie lay? Mine's an egg-laying machine!

    After a slow start (first egg laid 18 days before the second egg) she has now laid 3 eggs in four days! I am surprised because from the reading I have done, I figured I'd get a couple of eggs a week from her, at best. She's already topped that and it's only Wednesday! I am so glad that I...
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    How long after you got your first egg did you get your second?

    Yes, she is acting just fine. Thanks for responding. I wasn't super anxious about getting eggs. On my list of reasons to get these gals, eggs were on the bottom. But it was pretty thrilling to open the egg door and get that first one! So, I am thinking that eggs may get moved up a little...
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    How long after you got your first egg did you get your second?

    My 6 1/2 month old Silkie laid her first egg 12 days ago and I haven't gotten one since. Is this normal for a Silkie? Is it normal for all types of chickens? Should I be concerned?
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    When do I get Eggs????????????

    Go little orps!
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    I got my first egg!!!!! Two eggs now, and another question...

    I thought getting my first egg was a big deal. Clearly the big deal will be getting the SECOND egg. It's been 9 days since my 6 1/2 month old Silkie laid the first one....
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    What time do your hens get up in the morning? Mine are SLEEPING IN!

    My chickens are NOT morning people. Pop door gets opened at 7:00 am, they don't budge. Their timed coop light comes on at 7:10 am, they don't budge. Sun rises at 7:11 am, they don't budge. They'll finally drag themselves out of bed about 10 minutes later. This morning I got tired of...
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    chicken cams!!

    That's why you never look back.
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    chicken cams!!

    Glad to know I am not the only one. My sweet husband bought me a baby video monitor for Christmas and hooked it up in the coop. I get to watch and listen to my girls day and night. Only wish they could hear me. There were many times where they have needed to be told that they need to settle...
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    When can I eggspect egg #2?

    Thank you. I am so new at this that I just thought once I had that first one, I could open up the egg door and find another every morning. I'm learning!
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    When can I eggspect egg #2?

    My 6 1/2 month old Silkie laid her first egg one week ago yesterday. I haven't gotten any since. Is this normal? I read somewhere that Silkies lay anywhere for 5-120 eggs per year, so if she were on the 50 egg-laying end, maybe I am due for egg #2 any time now. Is this right? Normal? How...
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    Are we broody? Sick? Egg-bound? UPDATE!

    Update! Lucky Duck was up and at 'em with her pals this morning looking and acting like normal. Hurray! I am keeping her on soft food today to make sure everything is running smoothly (wet cat food, yogurt, banana). Thank you all so very much for your help! In my inexperience I was ready to...
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    Puffed up, tail down, not eating, barely drinking...

    My hen was acting like this yesterday and some very helpful BYCers suggested the same thing, that my girl was broody. One "test" they had me run is to see if I picked my girl up and moved her if she insisted on going back to the same spot she was at before I moved her. Also, my girl was...
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