First Egg Countdown

[LadyCluck77]

I got my Red Sex Links from Tractor Supply. Two of them lay a slightly paler, pinkish hued egg, and the other two lay a deeper color. I think the mix they use is a Rhode Island Red over a White Rock. This was one of their eggs- it's certainly not that super-chocolate color like you sometimes see from Black Copper Marans breeders, but a nice rich brown with faint speckles.
My Cuckoo Marans lays maybe just a shade darker, (so far all cracked on the floor) but she's only from a hatchery. She came in really rough shape- super skinny, she is much healthier now and is a very sweet bird.

My Red Sex links kind of stick together, especially when it's this cold. They all look pretty similar. (And they all have a little frostbite on their combs, unfortunately)

 

[Happy Chooks]

Red sex links can be created using many different breeds. Depending on the breeds used depends on whether you get dark eggs or not. Same with black sex links.

Here is information on sex links:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information/0_50

 

[Jewelwing]

I've had a few of those eggs earlier on with my older chickens when they started. I love the little tiny eggs they sometimes lay too. Good luck catching that layer in action. My husband thinks I am crazy when I do that..of course sometimes he is sneaking out and doing the same thing!

Well, you were right - I waited patiently for an hour and a half, and she would casually wander in and out of the coop, but I finally gave up. I opened the run door to let them out to free range, and they all ran out.


Later in the morning, around 11am, I went to look again, and there Dina was, just heading out of the coop. I checked, and lo and behold, there was an egg, once again carefully laid under the nest boxes! It was still warm, so that was fun.

I let my daughter hold the warm egg, and she said, "Eww. It's like when you sit in a seat someone just sat in, and it's already warm! It just feels wrong." I loved it, anyway!

 

[NanaLynn]

I got my Red Sex Links from Tractor Supply. Two of them lay a slightly paler, pinkish hued egg, and the other two lay a deeper color. I think the mix they use is a Rhode Island Red over a White Rock. This was one of their eggs- it's certainly not that super-chocolate color like you sometimes see from Black Copper Marans breeders, but a nice rich brown with faint speckles.
My Cuckoo Marans lays maybe just a shade darker, (so far all cracked on the floor) but she's only from a hatchery. She came in really rough shape- super skinny, she is much healthier now and is a very sweet bird.

My Red Sex links kind of stick together, especially when it's this cold. They all look pretty similar. (And they all have a little frostbite on their combs, unfortunately)

That egg is a good rich brown though. I hope our RSL lays one darker then the BR's and RIR. You CM looks huge in the picture. All my birds are hatchery, I got them from Meyers.

Red sex links can be created using many different breeds. Depending on the breeds used depends on whether you get dark eggs or not. Same with black sex links.

Here is information on sex links:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information/0_50

I did not know that, thanks for the info. Since I got into chickens, I think I learn something new each day. Hey, it'll keep me young that way.

Well, you were right - I waited patiently for an hour and a half, and she would casually wander in and out of the coop, but I finally gave up. I opened the run door to let them out to free range, and they all ran out.


Later in the morning, around 11am, I went to look again, and there Dina was, just heading out of the coop. I checked, and lo and behold, there was an egg, once again carefully laid under the nest boxes! It was still warm, so that was fun.

I let my daughter hold the warm egg, and she said, "Eww. It's like when you sit in a seat someone just sat in, and it's already warm! It just feels wrong." I loved it, anyway!

It is fun to catch them right after. My chickens today have been laying an egg every 2 hours. I wish they'd all choose the morning, but, oh well, at least I am getting eggs now!

 

[kpsocalchicks89]

Where do you all get your scales?? I've looked and found none lol

 

[Jewelwing]

Here are my first four "real" eggs (as opposed to the "practice egg"). I'm pretty sure they're all from Dina, one of my Welsummers. These eggs are from the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th - one a day so far! Now I have six of my nine chickens squatting for me, so hopefully soon we'll be swimming in eggs!

 

[NanaLynn]

Where do you all get your scales?? I've looked and found none lol

Here is the one I have:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DQOEIE/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here are my first four "real" eggs (as opposed to the "practice egg"). I'm pretty sure they're all from Dina, one of my Welsummers. These eggs are from the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th - one a day so far! Now I have six of my nine chickens squatting for me, so hopefully soon we'll be swimming in eggs!

I am hoping to fill up my new egg skelter soon too. I think I actually have had 7 eggs on it so far. I have a red one. My younger chicks are 22 weeks today. The egg count yesterday was 4, so they are slowly adding up! Still only one of the 22 weekers are laying and I have 16 of them.

 

[fallenangel79]

Here are my first four "real" eggs (as opposed to the "practice egg"). I'm pretty sure they're all from Dina, one of my Welsummers. These eggs are from the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th - one a day so far! Now I have six of my nine chickens squatting for me, so hopefully soon we'll be swimming in eggs!

nice eggs

 

[babowman3]

Well I've miscounted and my flock is 19 weeks today not 17! The rooster started crowing. And all have been squatting except the EEs, but they are to skiddish to tell. Gonna put some golf balls in the nest boxes!!

 

[Whoops]

I have freeloaders. Nuttin' yet. Lost track of how many weeks - 23? Something like that. Hecate, the barred rock, is very red in her comb and around her face. Hattie, the EE, is still pale pink.