ALABAMA!!

[chickadoodles]

One of our 16 week old clean faced EE hatched her 1st egg today. This was from the 2013 Easter hatch. The egg is green, excited since we only have 1 hen laying green, the rest are aqua blue/green.
Her name is Sugar, her favorite place to perch...me.




Chirp

How sweet! Congrats! She is very pretty!

 

[AParmer]

Chirp, congratulations! She's a beautiful girl and equally beautiful egg!

I candled a couple of my EE eggs last night. They seem porous. I'm worried that the rest may be also and wont hatch. I'm waiting until Wednesday, day 7, to check them all and see if I can tell anything other than where the yolk and air sac is.

While I'm at it, do you know how long a hen can be fertile after removing her from her rooster?

 

[reacottingham]

One of our 16 week old clean faced EE hatched her 1st egg today. This was from the 2013 Easter hatch. The egg is green, excited since we only have 1 hen laying green, the rest are aqua blue/green.
Her name is Sugar, her favorite place to perch...me.

Chirp

Very pretty! I hope one of my EEs lays a green egg, it's my favorite color. I'm expecting to start seeing eggs in September, can't wait!!

 

[chickadoodles]

I just got my first EGGS!!!!! So eggciting! I think they are from my one and only brown leghorn. She is my only white egg layer, but one of my EE's was sitting on them!

 

[Razadia]

Chirp, congratulations! She's a beautiful girl and equally beautiful egg!

I candled a couple of my EE eggs last night. They seem porous. I'm worried that the rest may be also and wont hatch. I'm waiting until Wednesday, day 7, to check them all and see if I can tell anything other than where the yolk and air sac is.

While I'm at it, do you know how long a hen can be fertile after removing her from her rooster?

If I remember correctly, up to 2 weeks.

 

[chirpingcricket]

Chirp, congratulations! She's a beautiful girl and equally beautiful egg!

I candled a couple of my EE eggs last night. They seem porous. I'm worried that the rest may be also and wont hatch. I'm waiting until Wednesday, day 7, to check them all and see if I can tell anything other than where the yolk and air sac is.

While I'm at it, do you know how long a hen can be fertile after removing her from her rooster?

Thank you AParmer Fertile, I usually go with 3 weeks to be sure, especially if she 's a good layer, kinda like the principal of worming, that is if your goal is to re-mate her with a different Roo. IMHO
Regarding porosity, we have a hen whose eggs are a little porous, not a problem at all to hatch her chicks. And, EE's eggs are usually very easy to hatch.

 

[chirpingcricket]

I just got my first EGGS!!!!! So eggciting! I think they are from my one and only brown leghorn. She is my only white egg layer, but one of my EE's was sitting on them!

Yoohoo, at a girl...so happy for you, such a thrill to see those eggs! It all still amazes me...the thrill of seeing that first hatchling (which you will do soon) and those hens laying their first egg. Sugar thought I should hold her and the egg and walk around to show the other chicks!

 

[AParmer]

If I remember correctly, up to 2 weeks.

Thank you much Razadia.

 

[chickadoodles]

Yoohoo, at a girl...so happy for you, such a thrill to see those eggs!

It all still amazes me...the thrill of seeing that first hatchling (which you will do soon) and those hens laying their first egg. Sugar thought I should hold her and the egg and walk around to show the other chicks!

Thanks Chirp! Yes I do understand! I just may have to through a few in the bator with my EE eggs Wed! I cannot even imagine what it is going to feel like when I see my first chick hatch! Hopefully the others will start soon also!

 

[motherhubbert68]

Welcome tevin glad you could make it.