Finally!!! My First Egg!!!

[Bacchus]

Wow! This is exciting!

I was watering my plants this afternoon and heard a *thud* in the coop, so I ran over and found my first ever egg! She must have laid it earlier this morning, since she wasn't the chicken in the coop at the time. The only reason I sort of know who laid it is because only one of my chickens is old enough (about 5 1/2 months old), and the second oldest are only 13 weeks olds. Is it possible for 13 week-old EEs to lay?

Any insight would be much appreciated.

Anyways, here's the chicken that I assume laid it:

Could it be one of the EEs behind her, since the egg appear to be a peachy color?

And here's the egg:

 

[FlewTheCoop]

I can't answer your questions...just wanted to say congrats, and to ask you what kind of chickens those are.

 

[CoopCrazy]

I dont know about the age of layers. But great big kudos on your first egg. I know it's very exciting.

 

[Bacchus]

Thanks! It IS very exciting, especially since it's sort of out of the blue... I really wasn't expecting any eggs at all, which makes it that much more exciting.

FlewTheCoop: The ones in the back are EEs, they're 13 weeks old. The one in front (that I assume laid the egg), I think is a mixed breed chicken that's raised as a meat bird. I got her from a slaughter house and the person who gave her to me said it's an Asian breed, but I'm not sure how reliable that information is.

 

[Cats Critters]

Congrads!

 

[FlewTheCoop]

(wince) I'm sorry...I'm a newbie. What are EEs? I can't figure it out, and I just know it's gonna be obvious. haha

 

[Bacchus]

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That's fine... It took me a while to figure it out too!

EE = Easter Eggers.

 

[redoak]

Congrats on your first egg

 

[jay1995]

Cant wait till my girl starets to lay. YAY!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!