First Egg Countdown

[Happy Chooks]

Well, I guess my barnevelder cross decided practice time was over...just found her egg in the nest box next to another one!
Do Barnevelders normally have cream colored eggs? I had a couple people mention she looked like a barnevelder/GLW cross.

Congrats.

As for the color egg, no barnevelders lay a dark brown egg. If I remember correctly, I posted that I think your pullet was a Dark Cornish mix - and they do lay a light colored egg.

This is a barnevelder egg:

 

[Happy Chooks]

WOW! I am beyond excited to report WE HAVE EGGS!!!

Congrats!

 

[OleMissChic]

Congrats.

As for the color egg, no barnevelders lay a dark brown egg. If I remember correctly, I posted that I think your pullet was a Dark Cornish mix - and they do lay a light colored egg.

This is a barnevelder egg:

I do remember that! I'm ok with the lighter egg, hopefully my Marans will produce a darker one. Thanks for your responses!

 

[Pele]

Congrats OleMissChic and Bourgeois Farmer!!!

 

[RyeRanch]

Wahoo- congrats on all the eggs!

 

[Gifa]

Alright! Hypothesis time...

So... you guys know that I have been keeping ridonculously detailed records on my chickens' laying habits...





The five chickens that are laying started laying eggs as long as they had at least 9 hours and 48 minutes of daylight... give or take... Two of my ladies apparently "missed" that "cutoff time"... A SLW, and an EE.

As of Jan 15th, we'll be back up to 9 hours and 45 minute days. So if logic follows... I should expect them to start laying anytime after Jan 15th.

Now, if breed plays a factor, my other Wyandotte started laying when there was still at least 10 hours 11 minute in a day. And if Wyandottes need more light than EEs then I shouldn't expect to see an egg from Nandi until after Jan 30th.

Of course... this could all be futile speculation that has no bearing whatsoever on when they will start... but it is fun (to me)... so... yeah!

 

[Pele]

Alright! Hypothesis time...

So... you guys know that I have been keeping ridonculously detailed records on my chickens' laying habits...





The five chickens that are laying started laying eggs as long as they had at least 9 hours and 48 minutes of daylight... give or take... Two of my ladies apparently "missed" that "cutoff time"... A SLW, and an EE.

As of Jan 15th, we'll be back up to 9 hours and 45 minute days. So if logic follows... I should expect them to start laying anytime after Jan 15th.

Now, if breed plays a factor, my other Wyandotte started laying when there was still at least 10 hours 11 minute in a day. And if Wyandottes need more light than EEs then I shouldn't expect to see an egg from Nandi until after Jan 30th.

Of course... this could all be futile speculation that has no bearing whatsoever on when they will start... but it is fun (to me)... so... yeah!

Oo, this will be interesting! When you say that you're expecting them to start laying after Jan 15th, do you mean that your established layers are on winter vacation right now? Or do you have more pullets you are waiting on a first egg from and expect them to lay after Jan 15th?

 

[Gifa]

Oo, this will be interesting! When you say that you're expecting them to start laying after Jan 15th, do you mean that your established layers are on winter vacation right now? Or do you have more pullets you are waiting on a first egg from and expect them to lay after Jan 15th?

The latter... I still have two pullets that I am waiting on a first egg. Lots of people say that if the days get too short before they are ready to lay, then they'll wait until there is enough daylight. So I thought it would be a neat thing to pay attention to since I am already tracking sunrise, sunset, and day length.

The five hens who started laying have been laying fairly steadily all this time...even my leghorn. They did all slow down just a hair Christmas week, right after the shortest day of the year. The last one to start, an EE, started on Nov 23 (she was 26 weeks old). My other Wyandotte started Nov 10th (24 weeks old).

On Jan 15th, they'll be 34 weeks old. Jan 31, they'll be 36 weeks old.

 

[Pele]

The latter... I still have two pullets that I am waiting on a first egg. Lots of people say that if the days get too short before they are ready to lay, then they'll wait until there is enough daylight. So I thought it would be a neat thing to pay attention to since I am already tracking sunrise, sunset, and day length.

The five hens who started laying have been laying fairly steadily all this time...even my leghorn. They did all slow down just a hair Christmas week, right after the shortest day of the year. The last one to start, an EE, started on Nov 23 (she was 26 weeks old). My other Wyandotte started Nov 10th (24 weeks old).

On Jan 15th, they'll be 34 weeks old. Jan 31, they'll be 36 weeks old.

Yeah my hens just soldiered on their first year like it 'aint no thang'. But their second year is when they were like "Hey.... it's COLD! To heck with this daily laying!". That's also when they went through thier first really heavy molt, so I was out of eggs for a solid month.

I'll be really interested to see if your girls do start laying per your predictions. Really cool stuff!

 

[Gifa]

Yeah my hens just soldiered on their first year like it 'aint no thang'. But their second year is when they were like "Hey.... it's COLD! To heck with this daily laying!". That's also when they went through thier first really heavy molt, so I was out of eggs for a solid month.

I'll be really interested to see if your girls do start laying per your predictions. Really cool stuff!

Yeah, I am looking forward to seeing what the next year looks like...