First Egg Countdown

[Happy Chooks]

Tell me, when they first start laying, is it always early in the morning? Yesterday the first layer was supposed to lay at noon, and she didn't, but at 2 o'clock I found an egg ON TOP of the nest boxes (which she has been using), warm, with a buckeye pullet next to it! was this the Buckeye just starting, or #1. running late, forgetting to use the nest boxes, and Penny, the buckeye, happened to be standing up there?

Every pullet is different in how quickly they make an egg, but generally, it takes 26 hours to make an egg. So they will get later and later in the day, until it's too late, then they will skip a day, then start again the following morning. Then add to it that their bodies have to adjust to this process, so it can be pretty sporadic. I've had layers start and lay a couple of eggs, then nothing for a week or two.

It finally happened!!!! Didn't just get my first egg, I got two!!!!!! I'm so excited.

I wasn't even looking for it. Went into the run to visit and glanced into coop and saw a beautiful brown egg sitting in the nest box. I went in to get it and one of the girls followed me in and got into another nest box and sat. I stayed for a bit thinking I could catch her in the act but I think she wanted to be alone. Went back later and her present was waiting in the box. I was so excited, I couldn't wait for my husband to get home and show him, I was shaking, lol. It's both our days off too so that was cool. The first one is a little smaller. I dont know who laid the first one but do know who laid the second one. Three more girls to go.
And I might add they were delicious!


the second picture has store bought (on the left) next to the two I got from my Buff's

Congrats on having 2 pullets laying!

Thought id join I've got 12 black copper marans hens 5 barred rocks 4 RIR and 4 buff orp. hens 4 marans roos no eggs from them. but put my lights on today. can't wait to post my first egg this season. i will post pics tomorrow as its raining now. thanks

Welcome!

 

[kpsocalchicks89]

I know I have a little bit to wait but I'm watching this girl she is the reddest so far

 

[Gldnrose]

Wow! Beatiful eggs!

Thank you! I was surprised out how good they looked after seeing many "first" eggs posted on BYC. Hopefully they will continue to be just like these two, but bigger.
My husband said "why is this one so small?", lol

 

[Gldnrose]

Thank you @HappyChooks for the congrats!

 

[StephHSC]

I'm still waiting for eggs. The RIR is now 26 weeks, the BO is 25 wks, the Cuckoo Marans is 24 wks and my EE is 18 weeks. They bury the golf balls in shavings all the time but they don't lay anything in the nests. Nobody squats but their combs are red. I haven't heard any egg songs yet either. I guess the weather changes so much it is messing up their egg clocks. Congrats to everybody that got a egg!

 

[Whoops]

Beautiful eggs - are they almost pink?

 

[MrOrpington16]

This is my EE/ Olive Egger's first egg!!

 

[MrOrpington16]

My Orpington has been squatting for 14 days now.. I get only one brown egg a day... My barred rock is already laying... Is there a difference between BO and BR eggs?

 

[Happy Chooks]

This is my EE/ Olive Egger's first egg!!

Beautiful color! Congrats!

My Orpington has been squatting for 14 days now.. I get only one brown egg a day... My barred rock is already laying... Is there a difference between BO and BR eggs?

Orp and BR eggs are super close in color. The only way I can tell mine apart is my BR puts tiny little white speckles on hers in her bloom.

 

[Whoops]

This is my EE/ Olive Egger's first egg!!

Oh, it's beautiful!!!!