First Egg Countdown

[traceyj]

So do they squat when you go near or when you reach out for them? Mine are just squealing and running off when I go in there.

I got some decoy eggs to- and stupidly got excited when I went in and found multicoloured eggs in the best lol.

 

[sunflower4you]

So do they squat when you go near or when you reach out for them? Mine are just squealing and running off when I go in there.

I got some decoy eggs to- and stupidly got excited when I went in and found multicoloured eggs in the best lol.

Me, too! Only my chickens' eggs look a lot like golf balls!

 

[andreanar]

So do they squat when you go near or when you reach out for them? Mine are just squealing and running off when I go in there.

I got some decoy eggs to- and stupidly got excited when I went in and found multicoloured eggs in the best lol.

She squatted 3 times today, it was when I reached out towards her. I was so happy, Im going to stalk their nest boxes double time now! Haha

 

[cmlew99]

I got an egg!!!!!!!

This morning I went out, lowered the ramp, and down rolled a little brown egg. I couldn't eat it though, because it had a crack on it

I was so ecstatic, I ran into my house (at 6:30 AM) yelling, "I GOT AN EGG! I GOT AN EGG!". When I came home from school there was a smashed yolk and egg white sitting in the nest box. No signs of shells. Hopefully that's not going to be an issue- I gave them some oyster shells for more calcium.

I wonder which one it was… either my RIR or my Buff Brahma. My BB is about 26-27 weeks old. Took her long enough.

Which breed do you think lay this?
Is this fertilized?

This is what I found in my nest box. You can't really see it, but the white was in there too. Would I have found bits of shell if they had eaten it?

 

[meskybar]

Awesome congrats on the first egg

 

[andreanar]

I got an egg!!!!!!! e This morning I went out, lowered the ramp, and down rolled a little brown egg. I couldn't eat it though, because it had a crack on it I was so ecstatic, I ran into my house (at 6:30 AM) yelling, "I GOT AN EGG! I GOT AN EGG!". When I came home from school there was a smashed yolk and egg white sitting in the nest box. No signs of shells. Hopefully that's not going to be an issue- I gave them some oyster shells for more calcium. I wonder which one it was… either my RIR or my Buff Brahma. My BB is about 26-27 weeks old. Took her long enough. Which breed do you think lay this? Is this fertilized? This is what I found in my nest box. You can't really see it, but the white was in there too. Would I have found bits of shell if they had eaten it?

Yay for a first egg!

 

[nab58]

It's so exciting to get your first egg, isn't it? The brown eggs could be from either the BB or RIR. You can check their vents to see which one looks like it's layed an egg. You can usually tell right off.
Don't worry about the cracked agg to shelless one. It takes a while for them to figure out where to lay and regulate the size. Sometimes they start laying huge eggs with soft shells that crack really easily.
Yes, the egg looks fertilizedto me. The white dot has a white halo around it.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I got an egg!!!!!!!

This morning I went out, lowered the ramp, and down rolled a little brown egg. I couldn't eat it though, because it had a crack on it

I was so ecstatic, I ran into my house (at 6:30 AM) yelling, "I GOT AN EGG! I GOT AN EGG!". When I came home from school there was a smashed yolk and egg white sitting in the nest box. No signs of shells. Hopefully that's not going to be an issue- I gave them some oyster shells for more calcium.

I wonder which one it was… either my RIR or my Buff Brahma. My BB is about 26-27 weeks old. Took her long enough.

Which breed do you think lay this?
Is this fertilized?

This is what I found in my nest box. You can't really see it, but the white was in there too. Would I have found bits of shell if they had eaten it?

Congrats! That egg would be from the RIR. Brahma's lay a more pale, pinkish tan colored egg. It looks to be fertile, from what I can see in the picture. Nice yolk color too. The egg goop in the nest box could have been a soft shelled egg. But no, you wouldn't necessarily see egg shell if they had eaten it. Chickens will naturally clean up (eat) an egg that gets broken - it doesn't mean you have egg eaters.

 

[cmlew99]

Okay, thanks! My goodness, I'm so excited to have eggs now! I can't wait for my Easter Egger and Buff Brahma to lay. I got a second egg today, uncracked and beautiful. I'm so grateful. Chickens are the best!

 

[KrystalRose]

I have had girls squatting, hips spreading and making nests in the nesting boxes for a couple weeks now, and still no eggs. I was hoping for a Halloween egg, but still nothing! I have a light that comes on at 6am everyday but I think the fall weather and shorter sunlight is slowing things down. O well the wait goes on. 21 weeks and counting......