Greetings all! I had the great fortune of getting my first egg on this past Saturday. The hen that laid it is a black sex link, about 18 weeks old. She laid the small brown egg on Saturday afternoon. I found it in a nest box that evening, with a small peck mark in it (she hadn't broken the inner membrane). I have read that they sometimes peck at the first egg, due to the fact they don't really know what it is. This did not alarm me.
However, it's now Tuesday morning, I just went out and checked the boxes again... Not a single egg since that first one. I realize it's likely I'm being impatient, as she just started laying, but any idea how long it might take before I get eggs regularly? Once they start up, is it common for them to take a while to increase egg production?
I did see that last night one of them really tidied up the nesting boxes. They are looking very ready for some more eggs!!!
(you can see that mischevious twinkle in her eye!)
However, it's now Tuesday morning, I just went out and checked the boxes again... Not a single egg since that first one. I realize it's likely I'm being impatient, as she just started laying, but any idea how long it might take before I get eggs regularly? Once they start up, is it common for them to take a while to increase egg production?
I did see that last night one of them really tidied up the nesting boxes. They are looking very ready for some more eggs!!!
(you can see that mischevious twinkle in her eye!)