Countdown to the first egg *Just For Fun*

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Weekly update photo. Week 17. This was taken in the shade if that makes a difference to anyone keeping track with me.

 

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Picture update 18 weeks, 2 days. Things are looking a little redder. I'm still hoping for eggs before the end of October.

Of the 2 hens I have, only the barred rock is laying consistently. The sex-linked has been raggedly for a few months. She's 2 1/2 which I've read is pretty average age for decline for the variety. She'll lose feathers, then start to grow them back only to lose others elsewhere. She'll lay maybe 2 eggs per week and more often than not, they'll have soft shells and mess up the nest box.

Anyway, here's Barracuda and Lilac at 18 weeks .

 

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Little over 19 weeks old.
Looks like maybe Barracuda is going to lay before lilac but with her base color naturally darker

 

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20 week update pictures. Plus a note that either one of the littles is close or McDiver is finally getting ready to start laying again ( it's been months) as someone has dug out a nest on the floor of the coop.

 

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I lost track of this thread . . . they are looking beautiful. I have several breeds that are between 15 and 19 weeks old and not a single egg from the whole lot. I did get a few bantam eggs over two weeks and nothing since. I might have to do nest hunt soon.

 

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Twenty-and-a-half weeks. I think we're getting close. I'm so excited, I could be a Pointer Sister.

I cleaned out and put fresh straw in both nesting boxes today. I also put straw in the little igloo shaped hut I built over the summer from some very long thornless rose canes near the duck's pool. BSW - my scatterer - immediately decided it was a better idea to have that straw all over the ground in front of the shelter. Sorry, McDiver.

 

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Spoiler: who all voted

@akroberts1085 @ameraucana 25 @AnneGirlGG @CatInTheHenHouse @Chickensarecool123 @CrazyChickenLady123 @d3n2 @Esc_Quaily @Fluffy_Butt_Hutt @GApeachmama @GreenJay @Ikslo @Justagalwithchicks @Kzp1020 @Mother of Chaos @Not-so Slick Chicken @Nym @redinator @SJsChickies @thecatumbrella

We have an egg!
I didn't see it being laid so I cannot attest to who it was but it's pink, so I'm thinking Barracuda. Maybe?

There was a pink one two days ago as well. Black Sunday White might've taken the day off as I'm only getting about 5 eggs a week from her now that the weather is cooling off. Even though it was pink and a bit smaller, it never clicked in my head that it wasn't hers. Today, she laid in one box and this beautiful little, much anticipated gem was in the other.

Thanks everyone for entertaining me with your guesses and replies. I'm counting the first egg as being the 23rd of October. IF it was indeed the EE, Barracuda, congratulations to @Esc_Quaily who guessed she'd lay on the 21st. OTOH, if it was the BO, Lilac, the trophy and bragging rights goes to @Not-so Slick Chicken who guessed the 28th for her (and we'll not count half off for guessing Barracuda would be first )

Now to figure out for certain who it was.

 

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Spoiler: who all voted

@akroberts1085 @ameraucana 25 @AnneGirlGG @CatInTheHenHouse @Chickensarecool123 @CrazyChickenLady123 @d3n2 @Esc_Quaily @Fluffy_Butt_Hutt @GApeachmama @GreenJay @Ikslo @Justagalwithchicks @Kzp1020 @Mother of Chaos @Not-so Slick Chicken @Nym @redinator @SJsChickies @thecatumbrella

We have an egg!
I didn't see it being laid so I cannot attest to who it was but it's pink, so I'm thinking Barracuda. Maybe?
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There was a pink one two days ago as well. Black Sunday White might've taken the day off as I'm only getting about 5 eggs a week from her now that the weather is cooling off. Even though it was pink and a bit smaller, it never clicked in my head that it wasn't hers. Today, she laid in one box and this beautiful little, much anticipated gem was in the other.

Thanks everyone for entertaining me with your guesses and replies. I'm counting the first egg as being the 23rd of October. IF it was indeed the EE, Barracuda, congratulations to @Esc_Quaily who guessed she'd lay on the 21st. OTOH, if it was the BO, Lilac, the trophy and bragging rights goes to @Not-so Slick Chicken who guessed the 28th for her (and we'll not count half off for guessing Barracuda would be first )

Now to figure out for certain who it was.

My birds totally planted that egg so I could win.

In all seriousness, my guesses were based on when my pullets of similar breeds had their first eggs

 

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I need to get pictures of my chickens and ducks and get them posted so everyone can see my beautiful girls. I have 4 that are laying pinkish colored eggs and Cheeks is an all black EE that's laying olive eggs.