Anyone else's diamond dutchess lay eggs yet?

[gizmo48401]

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Looks like we got our first egg yesterday! It’s soft shell and the girls obviously ate it but so cool!

I got a coupel of those to start them on oyster shells

 

[Mandacrandypants]

I’ve been giving them oyster shells for about a week now. Just went out to check and found this one!

 

[Mandacrandypants]

Just wanted to share the eggs one of my Diamond Duchesses laid over the past 4 days (in order left to right; store bought egg added for size reference). Only one of my 3 DD’s are laying so far, but I’m expecting another one to start any day now because her comb has gotten really red. I also have 5 Lavender Orpingtons that typically start laying later from what I understand, so I’m trying to be patient, but also checking 4-5 times per day because I work from home part of the week and can’t help myself. Hah!

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Just wanted to share the eggs one of my Diamond Duchesses laid over the past 4 days (in order left to right; store bought egg added for size reference). Only one of my 3 DD’s are laying so far, but I’m expecting another one to start any day now because her comb has gotten really red. I also have 5 Lavender Orpingtons that typically start laying later from what I understand, so I’m trying to be patient, but also checking 4-5 times per day because I work from home part of the week and can’t help myself. Hah!

Chicken productivity soars! Human productivity plummets!

 

[Mandacrandypants]

Haha my coffee breaks have turned into egg hunting breaks.

 

[Mandacrandypants]

I am obsessed with the colors of these Diamond Duchess eggs from my 3 girls! The light one on the second row is actually a very pale blue. We’re still getting various sizes, and the big ones almost always have double yolks (which is fine by me because I love toast dipped in runny egg yolks!

Just waiting on my five 20-week old Lavender Orpingtons to start earning their keep, but one did the submissive squat yesterday, so it’ll be soon!

 

[DemeterAD9]

My diamond duchess is laying at about 16-17 weeks old. It and one of my own hatched EE X BJG started laying around the same time so I’m not sure which is which.
These two were laid yesterday. My bantam EE lays eggs bigger than these!

These two were laid a few days ago and one was a double yolk, the other could be too but I haven’t fried it up yet.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

My diamond duchess is laying at about 16-17 weeks old. It and one of my own hatched EE X BJG started laying around the same time so I’m not sure which is which.
These two were laid yesterday. My bantam EE lays eggs bigger than these!
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These two were laid a few days ago and one was a double yolk, the other could be too but I haven’t fried it up yet.
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When our EE began laying similar-colored eggs, they were pretty small. They increased a bit in weight every day. They’re between a medium and large now, but she’s only 6 1/2 months. I’d imagine that they’ll be a bit bigger by the time she hits one year.

 

[Laurasb65]

I have 2 Diamond Duchess, one of them is showing signs. There just over 16 weeks. Can't wait to see what color they'll lay.