First Egg Countdown

[swampcat]

And look what I found!

Nervous Nelly's first egg. 9/7/2011 ~ 20.5 weeks old

Even a little bigger than I expected... about grocery store medium sized... maybe a tad smaller.

 

[meowmmy65]

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Congratulations to you!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Congrats!

 

[stcroixusvi]

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26 weeks here and still waitin'. It's getting harder and harder to wait! http://bestsmileys.com/anxious/4.gif

Wow, not sure I could handle the suspense. I went to buy feed today and the feed shop owner asked me if I wanted layer feed

 

[Happy Chooks]

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26 weeks here and still waitin'. It's getting harder and harder to wait! http://bestsmileys.com/anxious/4.gif

Wow, not sure I could handle the suspense. I went to buy feed today and the feed shop owner asked me if I wanted layer feed

You can switch them to layer feed at 17 weeks.

 

[HorseFreak777]

My Black Sex-link squatted for me yesterday!!! I didn't quite know what she was doing, because I was picking her up at the same time. She did a real one for me today, so as suggested by many BYC members, I gave her a back scratch, she ruffled her feathers, and went on her way!! Now the count down for eggs, begins!!

Oh yeah, she is 18 weeks old today!

 

[ParadiseChickens]

I got my first egg yesterday, it was very small but I was excited. I have 8 that were born the first week in March and I had just about given up on them. Here in Texas we have had 67 days of triple digit temps and we are having a brief cooling period of highs in the 80's. The first egg was laid the first cool day. She laid again today and I told the rest they should really be embarrassed now.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Pretty girl!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Congrats!

 

[michiele]

I have 5 pullets (between 16 & 20 weeks old). None are laying yet, but I do have one (my Welsummer who is 18 weeks) who is starting to make a strange noise - I am thinking the start of an egg song. Do they start practicing the song a few weeks before they lay? She is also growing her waffles and already very red in the face Can't wait. I also have a Barred Rock (20 weeks), an Ameraucana (18 weeks) and 2 Easter Eggers (16 weeks). The Welsummer seems the most ready so I am counting on her!