First Egg Countdown

[Happy Chooks]

First egg!! Wooo! It's a rubber egg, and broken, but yaaaaay!! I think it was one of those noisy leghorns!!

Now what??? They are all still on grower since they are mixed breeds and mature at different rates. Also have a roo. I am thinking of offering oyster shell on the side. Will they naturally eat it if they need it?

Yep, just put it in a dish on the side and they will take what their bodies need.

Congrats on the first egg!

 

[babowman3]

What do y'all think? 21 weeks tomorrow.

And just a family pic.

 

[irischick]

First egg!! Wooo! It's a rubber egg, and broken, but yaaaaay!! I think it was one of those noisy leghorns!!

Now what??? They are all still on grower since they are mixed breeds and mature at different rates. Also have a roo. I am thinking of offering oyster shell on the side. Will they naturally eat it if they need it?

congrats. I had one of those too.

 

[gotpockets]

WOW that must be a huge egg or you have tiny hands?

a little of both I don't really have a scale but her eggs fit nicely in the "large" egg carton as opposed to our BR who's smaller and seems to be laying about medium eggs.

 

[gotpockets]

I just have to say, when I saw your pictures I was like, wait, she has my chickens! I only have three but their in my avi and my EE looks exactly like yours Also, my EE is about 30 weeks and still not laying. She's just starting to squat a bit which makes me hopeful that she'll start laying before 40 weeks

My BR had a bright red comb and waddle for about a month before she ever started squatting and our BO still has a very small pink comb and waddle but she's laying now. Anyway, squatting for us seems to be the big sign that they'll start laying within a week.

 

[MistyMountain]

After finding the broken rubber egg on Sunday, and no egg on Monday, I was hopeful that I would find something this morning. Nothing. I decided to do an afternoon check just in case... Look at what I found in the corner!! The big egg is a store bought size large for comparison.

I think one of 4 brown leghorns is to blame for this! The shell was perfect!

 

[Happy Chooks]

MistyMountain - congrats!

 

[babowman3]

FIRST EGG!!!!!! Was on the ground next to the water. From my RSL I'm pretty sure! She's the only one red and squatting. Yay!!!!!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

FIRST EGG!!!!!! Was on the ground next to the water. From my RSL I'm pretty sure! She's the only one red and squatting. Yay!!!!!!

Congrats!

 

[babowman3]

Congrats!

Thanks! Finally!