First Egg Countdown

[Happy Chooks]

Quote:
When you give up and buy a dozen eggs, that's when they will lay.

 

[HappyHenMama]

The waiting is definately the worst part! I'm now OCD thanks to these girls. One of my four black sex links started laying last Wednesday and has been intermittent and then apparently another one started accidentally? Friday or Saturday while wandering through my flower bed (egg was just laying on the ground, not in a nest, hollowed out area or anything...just out on top of the mulch...in the sun...in 102 degrees). By the time I stumbled across it, it was a little bit cooked, but didn't smell when I cracked it open, so it was eaten and luckily we didn't die, but sheesh...how hard is it??!! lol They've seen their nesting boxes every day and night in their coop for the past three or so months....so use them already! lol

Glad to have you on this thread!

And Welcome to Chcknfamily also. Alway's happy to have newbies here and to see their pics.

 

[Farmettehopeful]

The first pic is of my only hen that seems mature. She is loud and I believe doing the squat! I opened up the nest boxes last night and put in straw and plastic eggs and also put out an oyster shells dish. I have been keeping an eye on her for a few days now and found this thread last night and it just got me even more anxious lol. All 3 of my RIR's came home from TSC March 5th, my 3 Barred Rocks are April 4th births if I recall correctly. I'm hoping for my first egg within the next 2 weeks

...if I have to wait any longer, I might go insane

 

[Pele]

When you give up and buy a dozen eggs, that's when they will lay.

Truer advice has never been given! It worked for me last year

And Farmettehopeful, I think you'll be getting that egg you're waiting for in that two weeks

 

[Farmettehopeful]

Thanks for the encouraging words Pele!! My husband deploys next month so I want to be able to show him that all of the money and work that was put into the coop and run wasn't for nothing

 

[StarLover21]

Darn it! My little girl Nutella, a wheaten maran, just got fowl pox I'm guessing that will slow down the wait for her first egg? Poor girl

 

[Pele]

Sorry to hear that Starlover21, I hope she gets better soon!

And thank your husband for his service for me Farmettehopeful! And thank you and your family for lending him to the country .

 

[krysta73]

So, my girls started laying eggs 3 days ago, and my husband found the 1st< my 7 year old found the 2nd< and my 17 year old found the 3rd today.... lol, i just want to see an egg laying in the nest,,,,, and their never there when i look, my hens are playing tricks on me!!!

 

[Farmettehopeful]

Lol Krysta! Thankfully (sort of) I am the only one that takes care of the ladies so I am certain to be the first to find but I plan on letting our 4 old year "find" our first, first.

Wow, I need to read up on chickens more...never heard of fowl pox!

Pele: Thank you for your kind thoughts and you are welcome~from all of us!

 

[Simmonsfunnyfrm]

So, I just found out I was a little off on the math and my Cinnamon Queens are actually 15 weeks, not 13. Boy, that just made my wait that much more unbearable knowing I am so close! The ladies' combs and wattles are getting bigger and reddening. I have waited sooo long for eggs. One year to be exact. These are going to be the best eggs ever. Go girls go! Just curious, when did your CQ's/ red sex links of any kind start to lay?