First Egg Countdown

[PDPercherons]

23 weeks and 6 days, Selena my BSL laid her first on the left. A slightly darker egg. The Austra on day three is on the right.

 

[Happy Chooks]

23 weeks and 6 days, Selena my BSL laid her first on the left. A slightly darker egg. The Austra on day three is on the right.

Congrats!

 

[3b blu]

Welcome to BYC!  And congrats on your first egg!  I too was a city girl and now I have chickens and bees and love every minute of it!

Yep, it's called the BBQ.

Mine that hatched at Easter are still holding out on me.  I've had a couple of pullets that I had to wait 11 months for.  They laid for a couple of months, then went broody.

11 months!!! Ahhh!!! Don't say that! That will be my luck! Lol

 

[BunnyLover44]

Hello all. I'm a city girl down here in Texas raising my first chickens. My husband is a farm boy transplant and he talked me into it. I sure am glad he did. They are so much fun. It took 26 weeks, but we finally got our first egg this last week! I think it is from Bella, one of our buff orpingtons. Yesterday there were two eggs, so I think Steiny one of our barred rocks started laying as well. They are the only two doing the submissive squat when we try and pick them up that I keep reading about, and they have the darkest combs and waddles.
So I have 7 more girls we are waiting on. 2 EE, another barred rock, another buff orpington, 2 silver laced wyandottes, and a black australorp.
Hopefully they see how its done and all will join in soon!

Welcome to BYC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FreeRangePamela]

Our agitated Barred Rock with the submissive squat and red comb/wattles is visiting the nest box for the first time (that we've seen, anyway) and making LOTS of noise -- she almost sounds like she is honking sometimes.

She's been hanging out in there a while and we've just left her in peace to do her thing, but I'm so excited by the prospect of an egg. None of her sisters seem to be feeling the impulse, but they're young yet. Wow!

I can't wait until they are laying regularly because the stress of chicken puberty is stressing ME out. Poor things. I can only imagine what it'd be like to suddenly lay an egg

sct206, I'm a city girl in TX, too, but neither me or hubby have any experience with chickens! Nothing like on-the-job experience. And the advice from people here on BYC, of course.

 

[sunflower4you]

Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!

Perhaps a little encouragement will help kick these pullets into gear??

 

[DRGLENNON]

Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!

Perhaps a little encouragement will help kick these pullets into gear??

Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!

I'll be glad to help cheer. I've waited 26wks so far for my EE pullet to lay her first egg. Her comb has just started getting red this week.

 

[heiditam]

23 weeks and 6 days, Selena my BSL laid her first on the left. A slightly darker egg. The Austra on day three is on the right.

So big! Congrats!!!!

Love coming here and seeing eggs!!! Two of my hens(the ones that seem the most ready)-have even redder combs yesterday!

 

[tchoward2]

Ok mine are 24 weeks and one of my BR's squatted today for me could it be soon? I hope lol

 

[Farm Girl 1]

Ok mine are 24 weeks and one of my BR's squatted today for me could it be soon? I hope lol

Anyway now they should lay anywhere between 1 day or 1 month!