First Egg Countdown

[carolbeau]

20 wks today

Ok, not so bad. I think I can wait up to 20 weeks for my first eggs... Any longer than that though and I will surely starve to death.

 

[Flowerbh]

Don't forget to watch Larry the Cable Guy...."Only in America" tonight. He is going to visit Cackle's Hatchery. Should be fun.

 

[LadyCluck77]

Loved the Dirty Jobs visit to a hatchery, think it was McMurray.
Thanks, I will check it out between episodes of Paranormal Witness on SyFy channel.

 

[Mikokoke]

I finally have a half a dozen eggs! As of July 30 all the way through August 13. She has been consistant with one egg every 3 days, until this past Monday and Tuesday-2 days in a row! Now i am begining to wonder if I might have 2 layers. The eggs are almost same in size and the colors vary...only slightly: ones darker with freckles/dots and the other is lighter without dots. Any thiughts? Both are light brown in color.

 

[4nik4m]

My boys found two small eggs in the nest box yesterday, and I found one again later in the day. Found another one this afternoon, yeah, 4 so far! I'm not sure who's laying them, the leghorn or the Naked neck / Turken hen, she was calling yesterday morning, maybe it's hers!

 

[belljmr]

None of those breeds should lay green eggs.  Do you have any EE's?

this is a light brown almost pinkish egg. I have sfs, golden comet, and BAs.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I finally have a half a dozen eggs! As of July 30 all the way through August 13. She has been consistant with one egg every 3 days, until this past Monday and Tuesday-2 days in a row! Now i am begining to wonder if I might have 2 layers. The eggs are almost same in size and the colors vary...only slightly: ones darker with freckles/dots and the other is lighter without dots. Any thiughts? Both are light brown in color.

Congrats! Color can change slightly, but shape does not change. If they are the same shape, then generally they are from the same hen. Some hens will have unique characteristics to their eggs - my light brahma would lay eggs with a raised swirl pattern on the tip of the egg.

My boys found two small eggs in the nest box yesterday, and I found one again later in the day. Found another one this afternoon, yeah, 4 so far! I'm not sure who's laying them, the leghorn or the Naked neck / Turken hen, she was calling yesterday morning, maybe it's hers!

Leghorns lay white eggs, so that would be from your Turken.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Wow, it still looks greenish on my computer. I would say golden comet is the likely one laying it.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: Some mature slower - I've had 2 hens (of different breeds) that I have waited 11 months for an egg. Both of them laid for a few months, then went broody.

Certain hens will not squat for you - usually the ones at the top of the pecking order. Mine don't squat for me because I have roosters, they squat for them.

 

[belljmr]

Wow, it still looks greenish on my computer.  I would say golden comet is the likely one laying it.

Thanks for the advice. if I can make them lay in the coopn thay would be even better. Always helpful!