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[enola]

No page #3, I guess I forgot that Mike & I call page 2 the green page and page 3 the blue page. I have 3 CL hens two of them lay a greenish egg. The third hen started out laying greenish eggs, but a couple of months after laying, her eggs actually change to a blueish hue! It doesn't matter they are so sweet and lay as well as my leghorns. They are welcome to stay here as long as they are laying! I am talking to a site member about another rooster for them......

 

[chicken pickin]

My 2 adult CL hens lay more on the bluer side (still a slight green hue to it) but I feel confident calling them blue. My 2 now laying pullets both lay eggs more on the greener side, Ive got to say I was disappointed. One of the pullets was laying a large green egg (with a slight blue hue and the other pullet a small egg I would feel more confident calling it green.

 

[BuffyBugSlayer]

My pullets are 29 and 26 weeks. No eggs yet

. I hope I see an egg this winter at some point!

 

[BuffyBugSlayer]

I am going to add that I just love my CL cockerel. He is such a great boy with his girls. Finds them food, courts them and watches for danger. They all seem to like him as well. I hope he stays this nice. And I think he is so handsome!

 

[enola]

If you are not using artificial lighting, they will probably start in early February, after the days start getting longer.

 

[KPenley]

My pullets are 29 and 26 weeks. No eggs yet :/ . I hope I see an egg this winter at some point! 

I agree with Enola. Winter is a tough time of year to start laying. My first CL was an original member of the "holding out egg club". She waited until 31 weeks to start, then laid 5-6 eggs a week faithfully during laying cycles. She is also my best broody if I let eggs pile up. Best wishes for lots of beautiful eggs.

Edited for autocorrect oddities!

 

[BuffyBugSlayer]

Yeah, I think it is a matter of bad timing. They just happened to be on the cusp of egg laying right when the days got really short and cold. I saw one peeking into the nest box today but I think she was just taunting me. The girls really are the most "busy body" chickens I have ever had! Which makes them very endearing imo.

Trust me, when they start laying you guys are going to be the first to hear about it. Mostly because no one in my real life cares to hear about my chickens and their egg laying behaviors. Weirdos.

 

[sol2go]

No i hatched these last july. I am hoping for eggs soon...and then olive egger projects

Seems like many of us have the same interests in egg colors =)

 

[sol2go]

Yeah, I think it is a matter of bad timing. They just happened to be on the cusp of egg laying right when the days got really short and cold. I saw one peeking into the nest box today but I think she was just taunting me. The girls really are the most "busy body" chickens I have ever had! Which makes them very endearing imo.

Trust me, when they start laying you guys are going to be the first to hear about it. Mostly because no one in my real life cares to hear about my chickens and their egg laying behaviors. Weirdos.

yep, that's why I'm here =)

 

[ChicKat]

No page #3, I guess I forgot that Mike & I call page 2 the green page and page 3 the blue page. I have 3 CL hens two of them lay a greenish egg. The third hen started out laying greenish eggs, but a couple of months after laying, her eggs actually change to a blueish hue! It doesn't matter they are so sweet and lay as well as my leghorns. They are welcome to stay here as long as they are laying! I am talking to a site member about another rooster for them......

Okay - thanks for the clarification. :O)

My 2 adult CL hens lay more on the bluer side (still a slight green hue to it) but I feel confident calling them blue. My 2 now laying pullets both lay eggs more on the greener side, Ive got to say I was disappointed. One of the pullets was laying a large green egg (with a slight blue hue and the other pullet a small egg I would feel more confident calling it green.

KPenley had mentioned that the brown pigment (that greens up the eggs) does get used up in the egg cycle - so later in the clutch the blue may show through more.

My pullets are 29 and 26 weeks. No eggs yet

. I hope I see an egg this winter at some point!

I agree that the light has something to do with it...they may surprise you though. A week after red red combs and faces -- it's time for eggs.

I am going to add that I just love my CL cockerel. He is such a great boy with his girls. Finds them food, courts them and watches for danger. They all seem to like him as well. I hope he stays this nice. And I think he is so handsome!

100% agree - I have not seen a CL cockerel or even old guy rooster abuse a hen. That is one of the things I really like about them. Once my old rooster was so busy giving treats and feed to hens, I wondered if he ever got any himself. I have also seen them go into the nest box to coach the hen or pullet. Once I had two laying at the same time in two different pens - but only one rooster around at the time everyone was free ranging-- and he kept running back and forth between the two nesting boxes to see which one needed him the most to be there for them. ;O)

If you are not using artificial lighting, they will probably start in early February, after the days start getting longer.

And today is the Winter Solstice - yay!

I agree with Enola. Winter is a tough time of year to start laying. My first CL was an original member of the "holding out egg club". She waited until 31 weeks to start, then laid 5-6 eggs a week faithfully during laying cycles. She is also my best broody if I let eggs pile up. Best wishes for lots of beautiful eggs.

Edited for autocorrect oddities!

LOL - I hate what autocorrect does to me. Once I typed 'rinky dink' and it got changed to 'donkey dunk'..Once I was talking about the Geminids meterorite shower and it changed it to feminists.
Was your hold out in POL in Nov or Dec? One thing about later starters - they seem to lay larger eggs -- noticably - the pullet egg era seems to be skipped overe.

Yeah, I think it is a matter of bad timing. They just happened to be on the cusp of egg laying right when the days got really short and cold. I saw one peeking into the nest box today but I think she was just taunting me. The girls really are the most "busy body" chickens I have ever had! Which makes them very endearing imo.

Trust me, when they start laying you guys are going to be the first to hear about it. Mostly because no one in my real life cares to hear about my chickens and their egg laying behaviors. Weirdos.

Fingers crossed for you eggs soon...they are old enough that's for sure.

Seems like many of us have the same interests in egg colors =)

Me too-- I find it fascinating - Question about olive-eggers for y'all with knowledge there, have I heard correctly that olive eggers don't breed true and you have to always have a dark brown egg parent in the mix to get olive? What color do you consider olive eggers...like the green olives in the jar/

yep, that's why I'm here =)

REALLY!! Thank heaven for BYC