First Egg Countdown

[Happy Chooks]

My Barred Rock, Betsy, just laid her first egg!! I'm a little surprised as she is only 18 1/2 weeks old! I'm thinking of making her a little gold crown! Lol, the other girls are green with envy I'm sure! She sang long and loud in the coop and then laid a tiny egg in the run. Lol

Congrats!

 

[annie82005]

20 weeks seemed like an eternity, but someone finally did it!!!!!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

20 weeks seemed like an eternity, but someone finally did it!!!!!!

 

[phyllmud]

I have a story for you! After my second egg I decided I wanted to "watch." What a show. Mama my RSL was in the nesting box when I came out. I went inside with her to give support if you will. She was laying in the nesting box picking up pieces of straw and throwing them over her shoulder, she got out...no egg. Went back inside panting, came out no egg. So I went about my business of feeding and watering. Then, Buttercup my BO that is probably next in the laying line came in and played mid-wife for awhile. She was chirping softly to Mama and investigating the nesting box. Finally, I left and went to the window and played "peeping tom." Meanwhile, my roo Bigbird was sexing up some of the other hens while Buttercup was holding down the henhouse and soothing Mama. Then, Bigbird came into the house, Buttercup jumped off the shelf and went out the door. Bigbird took her place as mid-wife. All of the other hens that are usually running in and out and very vocal, stayed out of the house and were surprisingly quiet. Mama was chirping as if pain, a very soft chirp, chirp, chirp with a few gurgling chirps....Bigbird, puffed up like a helium balloon, twice the size of normal, bent down and softly chirped soothingly and then they were conversing softly. After Mama layed egg number 3, she stood up, Bigbird left the house and Mama left the house as well.

Yesterday was egg number 5. I didn't watch as closely, but she did not lay that egg until Bigbird came up to the nestbox with her.

I had been contemplating getting rid of Bigbird because he pesters the girls to death, but after witnessing his standing keeping guard, that guy is going nowhere.

 

[MalMom]

20 weeks seemed like an eternity, but someone finally did it!!!!!!

Congrats! That's so exciting! Mine are also at 20 weeks and I check often, but nothing so far. That is a very nice looking egg!

I have a story for you! After my second egg I decided I wanted to "watch." What a show. Mama my RSL was in the nesting box when I came out. I went inside with her to give support if you will. She was laying in the nesting box picking up pieces of straw and throwing them over her shoulder, she got out...no egg. Went back inside panting, came out no egg. So I went about my business of feeding and watering. Then, Buttercup my BO that is probably next in the laying line came in and played mid-wife for awhile. She was chirping softly to Mama and investigating the nesting box. Finally, I left and went to the window and played "peeping tom." Meanwhile, my roo Bigbird was sexing up some of the other hens while Buttercup was holding down the henhouse and soothing Mama. Then, Bigbird came into the house, Buttercup jumped off the shelf and went out the door. Bigbird took her place as mid-wife. All of the other hens that are usually running in and out and very vocal, stayed out of the house and were surprisingly quiet. Mama was chirping as if pain, a very soft chirp, chirp, chirp with a few gurgling chirps....Bigbird, puffed up like a helium balloon, twice the size of normal, bent down and softly chirped soothingly and then they were conversing softly. After Mama layed egg number 3, she stood up, Bigbird left the house and Mama left the house as well.

Yesterday was egg number 5. I didn't watch as closely, but she did not lay that egg until Bigbird came up to the nestbox with her.

I had been contemplating getting rid of Bigbird because he pesters the girls to death, but after witnessing his standing keeping guard, that guy is going nowhere.

Awww, how sweet!!!

 

[elmtree]

I have a story for you! After my second egg I decided I wanted to "watch." What a show. Mama my RSL was in the nesting box when I came out. I went inside with her to give support if you will. She was laying in the nesting box picking up pieces of straw and throwing them over her shoulder, she got out...no egg. Went back inside panting, came out no egg. So I went about my business of feeding and watering. Then, Buttercup my BO that is probably next in the laying line came in and played mid-wife for awhile. She was chirping softly to Mama and investigating the nesting box. Finally, I left and went to the window and played "peeping tom." Meanwhile, my roo Bigbird was sexing up some of the other hens while Buttercup was holding down the henhouse and soothing Mama. Then, Bigbird came into the house, Buttercup jumped off the shelf and went out the door. Bigbird took her place as mid-wife. All of the other hens that are usually running in and out and very vocal, stayed out of the house and were surprisingly quiet. Mama was chirping as if pain, a very soft chirp, chirp, chirp with a few gurgling chirps....Bigbird, puffed up like a helium balloon, twice the size of normal, bent down and softly chirped soothingly and then they were conversing softly. After Mama layed egg number 3, she stood up, Bigbird left the house and Mama left the house as well.

Yesterday was egg number 5. I didn't watch as closely, but she did not lay that egg until Bigbird came up to the nestbox with her.

I had been contemplating getting rid of Bigbird because he pesters the girls to death, but after witnessing his standing keeping guard, that guy is going nowhere.

What a wonderful Roo Bigbird is!! How sweet is that. Can we have a pic of Bigbird? My roo Beauregard also talks to his girls while they are laying lol

 

[Dani123]

Hi!
I just got my first eggs about a week ago. I have 4 hens, a white Plymouth Rock, a Golden Comet, a Silver Wyandotte and a ??? bantam.
I think my Plymouth Rock and my Golden Comet are the layers right now.

I get a tan one every day, and every other day or so I will get a beige-ish one.

I just ate the first ones yesterday, they were great! I think it made 'em taste even better knowing I had a hand in it.

And kudos to the girls, as well, of course.

 

[NanaLynn]

Congrats on the eggs everyone! My Easter Egger, Olivia and my BO, Big Mama just laid their first eggs the past two days, Here is a picture of their eggs with my RIR's egg too. She has laid 8 so far in the past week or so. I had a dog attack 3 weeks ago and lost 3/4 of my chickens, so it is nice that my remaining 6 are starting to lay eggs now. The dog killed all of my layers.

The darker brown is the RIR egg, lighter the BO and the green the EE.

 

[chickymommy]

I'm wondering... My oldest girl, a B.O laid our first egg yesterday. But I haven't found any today. Is it normal in the beginning for pullets to miss a day here or there?

 

[Jenny77]

Our pullers started laying a couple of days ago. Not sure which ones, but I'm finding eggs!