April Babies Egg Watch Thread

[Paradisewife]

Hatched April 25th (My birthday!), from MPC, we ordered 15 chicks.
Our flock(s) before this consists of 4 roos, 2, 5, 6, and 9 yrs, 12 hens 2-4 yrs, and 9 hens from 5-9 yrs. Averaging 7 eggs a day, most being 12, least 3 per day. Needed more babies!!
Ordered 15: 2 mottled houdans, & 2 BL polish for DH,
2 faverolles & 2 buckeyes for our big boys (a buff orp and a production red)
2 crested cream legbars for blue eggs
2 green queen EEs for green eggs
and 3 assorted EEs for surprise eggs.
None of the 5 EEs were banded, and 2 identical chick's became 2 identical cockerels, who found new homes (I suspect they were the GQs)

My first egg came on 8/22, 17 wks+1 day, from Peckerino, (formerly known as mystery EE #4) !! She has given me one every day!
On pins & needles waiting on the rest!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

of my April chicks I have 7 remaining, 6 pullets 20 wks old today. 3 bielefelders, 1 niederrheiner, 1 ameraucana, 1 light brahma.
Livvy (a biel) layed at 19 weeks- a small 31g med brown egg.
Big momma (BM-niederrheiner) layed the tan/pink egg (pic below)

Livvy a cute feather. (Spatch keeping guard)

next day, 38 g then a whopping 53 g next day which was a double yoke.
So far BM has laid 5 (two double yokes).

Big Momma (BM..trust me, they’re huge)

Several other girls are RED so any time.

 

[Chickolett]

I got my chicks on April 28, no eggs yet , They’re about 17 weeks.

 

[Chickolett]

Got our first egg today! I made a bet we would have one before the end of August and I was getting worried I was going to lose! I suspect it was the barred rock because I saw her squat (willingly) this morning. A brown egg so not the leghorns even though the brown leghorn has a big comb. Could be the sapphire gem or the leghorn/EE mix. Here is the flock

 

[Chickolett]

Hatched April 25th (My birthday!), from MPC, we ordered 15 chicks.
Our flock(s) before this consists of 4 roos, 2, 5, 6, and 9 yrs, 12 hens 2-4 yrs, and 9 hens from 5-9 yrs. Averaging 7 eggs a day, most being 12, least 3 per day. Needed more babies!!
Ordered 15: 2 mottled houdans, & 2 BL polish for DH,
2 faverolles & 2 buckeyes for our big boys (a buff orp and a production red)
2 crested cream legbars for blue eggs
2 green queen EEs for green eggs
and 3 assorted EEs for surprise eggs.
None of the 5 EEs were banded, and 2 identical chick's became 2 identical cockerels, who found new homes (I suspect they were the GQs)

My first egg came on 8/22, 17 wks+1 day, from Peckerino, (formerly known as mystery EE #4) !! She has given me one every day!
On pins & needles waiting on the rest!

Love all the different color eggs!

 

[Mrs. K]

My rooster is showing interest, they are red as cherries, and I sneak down there on tiptoe hoping, praying...NADA. Mine hatch April 4, Any day now....PLEASE.

I bought 2 dozen eggs from my niece...probably will lay tomorrow!

Mrs K

 

[junior67]

Got our first egg today! I made a bet we would have one before the end of August and I was getting worried I was going to lose! I suspect it was the barred rock because I saw her squat (willingly) this morning. A brown egg so not the leghorns even though the brown leghorn has a big comb. Could be the sapphire gem or the leghorn/EE mix. Here is the flock

going by pics I would say barred rock as well. my blue rock/Sapphire gem (think they are the same thing) that is laying has a very LARGE BRIGHT red comb, the one that has now been squatting for me for 2-3 weeks has a red comb and pretty big but not as big as the other one. going by mine I wouldn't think yours was laying. Also mine lays a light cream colored egg (not sure if they all do since I have 3 Cochins and each one lays a different color egg. LOL)

 

[Chickolett]

My rooster is showing interest, they are red as cherries, and I sneak down there on tiptoe hoping, praying...NADA. Mine hatch April 4, Any day now....PLEASE.

I bought 2 dozen eggs from my niece...probably will lay tomorrow!

Mrs K

That’s how I felt yesterday! I’d been searching every inch of the coop and run. And now an egg today! So you’ll probably get one tomorrow , especially now that you bought eggs

 

[Chickolett]

going by pics I would say barred rock as well. my blue rock/Sapphire gem (think they are the same thing) that is laying has a very LARGE BRIGHT red comb, the one that has now been squatting for me for 2-3 weeks has a red comb and pretty big but not as big as the other one. going by mine I wouldn't think yours was laying. Also mine lays a light cream colored egg (not sure if they all do since I have 3 Cochins and each one lays a different color egg. LOL)

Yea my sapphire gem does seem to be behind. Funny how they all mature differently. I’d love a cream colored egg!

I just set up a trail cam, not really it’s purpose but hopefully I can find out for sure who’s laying

 

[Chickolett]

of my April chicks I have 7 remaining, 6 pullets 20 wks old today. 3 bielefelders, 1 niederrheiner, 1 ameraucana, 1 light brahma.
Livvy (a biel) layed at 19 weeks- a small 31g med brown egg.
Big momma (BM-niederrheiner) layed the tan/pink egg (pic below)
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Livvy a cute feather. (Spatch keeping guard)
View attachment 3239594next day, 38 g then a whopping 53 g next day which was a double yoke.
So far BM has laid 5 (two double yokes).

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Big Momma (BM..trust me, they’re huge)
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Several other girls are RED so any time.

That’s great your bielefelder laid already. Mine looks nowhere near close.