I preserved some EE eggs. I took a small screwdriver and put a hole in each end and blew the egg out then I rinsed the shell out and set them up to dry. I want to make an Easter egg tree. :)
I bought mine from Murray McMurray hatchery but I knew that they would be Easter Eggers. Yours probably are too. Araucanas and Ameraucanas are not easy to get hold of.
:welcome where did you buy your chickens? I have 5 Easter Egger chickens 3 are laying. 2 lay the same color eggs as yours and one lays a light green egg. I bought mine from Murray McMurray hatchery. The box that they came in says Araucanas but they are not. They are Easter Eggers. They are nice...
One of my Buff Brahma bantams laid first egg today! Awesome She is 23 weeks and 3 days old. 5 - 6 months seems to be the average age for bantams to start laying. But there are always exceptions!
I have two porcelain bantams, and a game bantam pullet in a pen together. I got a white egg from their nest twice last week. But today the egg from their nest is brown. So I think that one of the two porcelain started laying because game bantams lay white eggs and porcelain brown.
You are so sweet. Eggs make good eating no matter what the size, shape or color don't they? I really enjoy pickling them and sharing them with our grandchildren.
One of my Easter Egger bantams laid her first egg at 22 weeks. My second one laid an egg about 22weeks and 5 days. My buff Brahmas and porcelain bantams are the same age as the EEs but have not laid any eggs yet. I also have 3 more EEs that look like females but they have not laid yet. That's...