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3 Eggs 3 Hens!!!! :)

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Eliz, Dec 11, 2008.

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  1. Dec 11, 2008 #1
    Eliz

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    We had some bad weather here today and the wind threw around some of the thing I had temporarily rigged for a top to the run. [​IMG] Well while on my mission to fix things I decided to check for my usual one egg in the next box. To my surprise my girl had layed no egg in her box. [​IMG] Something in the corner of coop caught my eye! Three purdy eggs on the coop floor in a make shift nest someone had made today. One looks the same a the everyday egg that I have gotten for the past month. The other two were lighter in color and very smooth. So I am not sure if there was an egg in that spot that I missed yeasterday or all three hens decided to lay today. Either way I was so suprised to see it! [​IMG]
     
  2. Dec 11, 2008 #2
    ozark hen

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  3. Dec 11, 2008 #3
    Sierra pachie bars

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  4. Dec 11, 2008 #4
    ThePamperedPullet

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    Congrats on the eggs!!!! Sometimes new hens will decide to lay their first egg at the onset of a storm. I have heard that it is because of the low barametric pressure that causes them to do this. We have had many new eggs appear during storms.
     
  5. Dec 11, 2008 #5
    chickenma

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    That's a nice surprise. [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  6. Dec 12, 2008 #6
    Eliz

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    ThePamperedPullet, Good information! I joked around and said "the storm was so bad it scared the egg out of them!" LOL Does anyone think I should add the fake egg back to the nest box to remind them where to lay? Or should I add a second nest box incase not all three want to use the same box? Thanks for the info. You guys on this forum are THE BEST!! [​IMG]
     
  7. Dec 12, 2008 #7
    Splash_Guard

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    3 eggs! What a nice surprise for you! I was headed out to the hen house yesterday to place golf balls in the nest, hoping to encourage an egg out; must have been the thought that worked because when I went in to place the golf balls there was a FIRST EGG! Ya, so what if it was 2", it was perfect and the most excitement I had all day. Ya, pretty slow around here.

    How many boxes to you have? 1 box per 4 hens is my understanding.

    Congrats again.
     
  8. Dec 12, 2008 #8
    Eliz

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    Congrats on your FIRST EGG marylouiseau!!!!! I had one nest box until about one hour ago. I added a second just in case.[​IMG] I will be home all day today so I am going to keep an eye out to see who is doing what. So that means I probably won't get one single egg today [​IMG]
     

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