1st egg from my EE!

[Heckel's Hens]

I actually saw Princess lay today for the 1st time. She is my first EE to lay and I've been anxiously awaiting the egg color, being from a hatchery and all. Just wanted to brag on her a little. This is her egg, among some of the others:

Taken inside, next to a window for natural light and on a white plate.

Alongside a White Leghorn egg:

(I'm so good at taking pictures...that's my random foot. LOL)

 

[dewey]

Wow, nice first egg, and beautiful!!

 

[MarinMama]

you hit the jackpot with that color.n it is gorgeous and a great size. i have some bantam ee and can't wait for them to start laying.

 

[Heckel's Hens]

Thanks! I'm going to blow out the egg and keep it.

 

[callahanfarmgirl]

How old is Princess?? My EE are around 15wks & I am so ready to see my first egg!!!!!!

 

[equinelyn]

Wow that's big!!!
My RIR hens lay eggs about 2.5 oz, and I just discovered my first americauna egg the other day but it was 1.5 oz.

 

[N&MSchroeder]

That is one beautiful egg!

Great photo-thanks for sharing and congratulations!

 

[cmom]

I got this out of one of pullets the other day.

 

[BlossomSilkies]

Quote:
Hey! That's what I was going to say. And can we see Princess?

I have 2 Ideal Hatchery EE's that are about 4 months old. My 3rd EE, also from Ideal, lays green eggs, she was just short of 5 months old when she layed her first egg.

 

[Heckel's Hens]

Princess was 24 weeks, 2 days when she laid that beauty.

Here she is:

She is the farthest to the left, with the partridge coloring. Her "sister" looks the same (next to her), but less golden/red.