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I have a current flock of three 2-year-olds and three 22-week-old pullets. Two of the older hens have completely stopped laying - here's the timeline of events. Start: full flock of seven 2-year-olds 3/30/14: dog attack, lost 4 of the 2-year-olds, leaving me with one Barred Rock, one Easter...

I've had an interesting experience lately with my Easter Egger. I've definitely noticed that she sometimes lays a bluer egg and sometimes a greener one. (I know for sure because I've actually witnessed both kinds come out of her!) Now, I could be crazy, but I've noticed that the greener egg...

Just read the complete thread--it sounds like others have had 2 eggs in 2 hours from the same hen just starting to lay. Wow! I should add my Silver Laced Wyandottes are terrific, reliable layers too. One of them has scarcely taken a day off since she started laying 2 weeks ago. Smart &...

I'm scratching my head too. I watched my BR Lumpy sitting and collected an egg at 9:45am, and then I just went back at 11am and she's on the nest again! Up she gets and there's another egg, this one very warm! My four BR's do look similar, and I suppose I might have been seen someone else...

Hey there. I have 4 BR's. One of them was the first to lay, at 21 weeks (she also developed the red comb/wattle and squat earliest). The others are 22.5 weeks now and still have not laid, but they are acting as if they will any minute!--pacing, groaning, checking out the nest boxes etc...

Yeah, I have two SL Wyandottes too. Stripèd laid her first egg a few days ago, at 21.5 weeks. Stormy's still waiting (she's just started squatting), but she thinks she's basically the same bird as Stripèd anyway. She squirreled right into the nest box (or tried to) when Stripèd was laying, and...

Thank you! I am loving it all--being on BYC, and getting eggs finally, and learning about my chooks. The only problem with getting eggs is that I'm now even more distracted than before. Those girls are so interesting when they're about to lay. Very hard to get my articles done (I work from...

Fascinating stuff.

I heard the egg song for the first time in my flock today! One of my Barred Rocks has laid her first two eggs, but no egg song from her, just lots of groaning and moaning pre-oviposition, and silence after. But today one of my two Silver Laced Wyandottes, Stripèd, laid her first. The other...

Thanks! she's in great shape, so I'm sure it's fine. Appreciate the reassurance though, being a newbie flockster and all.

My Barred Rock One Patch just started laying. Day 1 was Wednesday at 1:30. Day 2 she skipped. Day 3 at 12:30 she laid again. Today was Day 4, and it looked like she was fixing to lay again around 1:30 and doing all her behaviors--groaning, pacing, visiting her favorite nest. But my...

Thanks! The same Barred Rock hen took a day off yesterday, but laid her second egg ever today--perfection! Very cute watching her put straws on her back while laying, too. Very funny behavior.

I actually envy you the heat--it's been a week of mud and New England rain here. But what a magnificent coop you guys built! I'm sure there will be magnificent eggs to match soon. I got no egg today, but one of my Araucanas has been in and out of the nesting boxes all day. My 6 yo ate the...

Wow, that's great. My BR just started laying yesterday and I wondered how much to expect over the first week. None today, but who knows, maybe tomorrow. She's acting very territorial about the nest today, though she seems less uncomfortable than when she was expecting that first egg.

I have two SLW's, Stripèd and Stormy. They are 21 weeks old. Stripèd has been squatting for a few days and inspecting the nest, Stormy's only just starting to. I have a feeling it's another week or two for them--they're not nearly as restless as my Barred Rocks, one of whom just laid the...

It will happen! Never fear! How are they doing on the other signs--red comb/wattles? egg squat? restlessness? So fascinating to watch their changing behavior...

Hello everybody, I've been visiting BYC for chicken advice for months, but this is my first post. I got my 8 chooks as day-olds on May 10th, so they turned 21 weeks old today. To celebrate, one of my Barred Rocks, One Patch (she's the one pictured as my avatar), laid the very first egg of the...