19 and a half weeks old and still no eggs :( egg countdown anyone??

[Free2BMe2798]

So I thought when Nugget started laying last week, I would have the rest follow suit pretty quickly. Nope. All my girls are 23 weeks and only one layer. Oh well, an omelette a week for husband and me is not bad to start but dayum, girls, get on it!

LOL you have to be patient! Like you I was only getting 1 egg a day from my 13 pullets. One of my WLHs only started laying less than 2wks ago. That set were all hatched out on the same day back in April so I figured they would start laying about the same time. Boy was I misinformed about what an 'early layer' was! I was on here last night whining about us fighting over that 1 egg a day and to my shock and surprise - I found 3 eggs in the nest boxes this morning!!

Whoo-Hoo! Eggs for breakfast 2 days in a row!!

 

[StarLover21]

My wheaten maran is now 35 weeks!!!

This is her from last week:



Hopefully she'll start soon!!! My Salmon Faverolle, Sammy, is now 17 weeks, so before too long I'll we waiting on her too!

 

[zooweemama]

I am up to 4 eggs a day from my ducks. Today we got our first FULL sized duck egg.
http://instagram.com/p/Proy-QuJS8/?...aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=282366635119873

Hope that works.

My big pullets are 26 weeks. Still nada.

 

[zooweemama]

My wheaten maran is now 35 weeks!!!

This is her from last week:



Hopefully she'll start soon!!! My Salmon Faverolle, Sammy, is now 17 weeks, so before too long I'll we waiting on her too!

I LOVE up close shots of chickens looking at the camera. Cracks me up!

 

[justinschkz]

Well guess what after 19 weeks 3 day I finally picked my first egg today! It was pretty exciting. now I have one chicken laying an 23 more to go, hopefully they wont wait to long. Goodluck to everyone still waiting on that first egg it well worth the wait.

 

[cheeka]

justinschkz ~ congratulations!

StarLover21, you should post that picture in "Chickens in your Face" thread! we're always looking for new faces... and that's a great shot!

 

[StarLover21]

Haha, yeah, I will She looks especially derpy in that pic because her top beak got chipped, poor girl

 

[mkcolls]

Our egg numbers have never equaled the number of pullets & hens we have.

We have added cayenne pepper to their feed, works for a couple of the girls.

We bought dual purpose birds last year and this year when we incubated some eggs and the number of roosters exceeded a good ratio so we culled them, boy O boy teenage cockerels can wreck havoc on pullets and hens. Our last batch of excess cockerels are two weeks ahead of the processor date. Lots of squawking going on, and pullets and hens are hiding to stay away from them. We are finding eggs everywhere, and I'm sure we are missing some. Can you say egg hunt?

I praise the hens when they are in the coop laying eggs. I hold them up, telling them how beautiful they are.

Finally, as I lock up the barn each evening I thank them for their eggs, and remind them, " EGGS OR LEGS, GIRLS, EGGS OR LEGS!"

DH says it's too much pressure, LOL. Doesn't seem to scare them.

 

[blondiebee181]

I am wondering about using sand in my enclosure - it would be really nice, but I'm thinking about winter... I live where elevation weather is a factor, I have them protected from wind, yet with plenty of ventilation and circulation ~ and am planning on placing hay bales along the sides, stepping them up along the curve of the dome... for insulation. I'm concerned about how cold the floor would be, or if it matters... I had chickens before, living where winter was not nearly as severe, and they did fine... I know it would be great the other 3 seasons, but it is common for our winter to last 6 long months... October through April.... I saw a new beehive today, only about 9 feet off the ground. I know folks are saying that we're in for an early and harsh winter this year, but the bees are never wrong. 9 feet is very low. I've seen them closer to 18 feet high, that year we had 8 feet of snow in one storm... plus loads of snow from other storms, leaving me with approximately 10' snowbanks into my driveway.
Sand would be so nice... a 5 gallon bucket and a kitty litter scooper...

I have a sand run...it's soooo nice. It is just like agiant kitty litter box. I don't even scoop it the hens just turn it over and it dries up and disintegrates. I live in Idaho, and this will be the chickies first winter but I'm just planning to tarp and seal out drafts.

 

[Nelson-90]

hahaha I was eating a turkey sandwich last Sunday out by the coop sitting on a log and they wouldn't give up!!! Had to give them some yum!!

jajajajajajaja that is cute they were probably all sayin mine mine mine