Final update on the pullets & egg (in original order) the day of first egg... now that all are laying...finally! Lol
Shadow-
Jess-
Rose-
Gamma-
Sky-
Cece-
Stormi-
Rae-
After this whole journey, I am thinking that egg didnt belong to any of the pullets! I believe the...
I make all natural feed for them and add a good layer pellet, and free range at least 4 times a week. I believe that cracked egg came from my 6 year old comet. She had stopped laying. I caught her in the nest box the other day ( she is ending a molt) she didnt lay in the box, but the next...
Got 2 more eggs today in the new coop!. I think they are from new layers. One was on the floor of the coop and one in the new nest box (very thin & cracked)! Im thinking I have 3-4 new layers out of 12 (ages 16-20 weeks). Im going to try and check their pelvic bones tonight and will update...
I got a new egg!!!!
It took 20 weeks 3 days! Every first time egg lay is just as exciting as the first ever egg I got! 😁
I didnt catch the culprit in action, but Jess has been in the nest daily so...
Her comb and waddle growth the last week was astronomical! Her vent is now pale pinkish &...
No more eggs yet!
Reason ... we tore down their fully wired run Saturday, and are building another coop & run behind their current coop. So they are very confused and possibly stressed. Jess has been doing lots of egg laying behavior buy not wanting to be in or go back into the coop once let...
Jess only measured 1 finger on pelvic bone exam, but her and shadow's comb & waddles have like doubled in size and color in 48 hours...so maybe she is going to lay her first egg very soon. 👍
Im still not positive on who really laid that first egg. It could be shadow, but she is still super...
Another update: no girls interested in the coop yet this morning 😒
BUT...here is a picture of the new egg cracked open...Look at the beautiful rich deep orange color! Wow!
Dang, i wish i would of thought of that! Even to do like 4 at a time. I will have to wait on that now. I need to revover from the whippin they gave me. My arms define the term "chicken scratch" lol
Thanks to all who played. I had fun and learned alot!
hope you did too!
Here we go...
PELVIC BONE MEASUREMENTS:. How many fingers spread.
#1 Shadow...2
#2 Jess...1
#3 Rose...1
#4 Gamma...1
#5 Sky...1
#6 Cece...1!!! A tight 1!!!...SHOCKING!
#7 Stormie...1
8 Rae...2
So I went ahead and...
Ok...I have officially been whipped by a flock of chickens!!! They beat the snot out of me! I am licking my wounds...then I will post shocking results!!!
I GOT AN EGG TODAY!😁
HERES A FUN GAME TO BREAK BOREDOM:
I have 12 pullets, ages from 14 to 19 weeks. 4 are EE's 19 weeks, no comb growth or color yet.
I didnt think any were near lay based on the way they look, but yet I got a first egg from one of them!
* None of my pullets squat yet and...