First Egg Countdown

[wowmanacat]

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I still don't have any eggs but I am getting a lot of walking done by going and checking. My coop is about 100 ft from the back door so I am out there about 10 times a day but as it get colder I am not going as much. My girls are from 12 weeks to over 20+ weeks with a lot of gents in there too.

 

[Pele]

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Well apparently, according to Happy Chooks, you can't deal with the wait by squeezing it outta them

Maybe you can take the time-honored approach of reading a chicken cookbook to them.

 

[wowmanacat]

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Well apparently, according to Happy Chooks, you can't deal with the wait by squeezing it outta them

Maybe you can take the time-honored approach of reading a chicken cookbook to them.

that is the idea but I have 9 or so roosters due to go to freezer camp in the next few weeks.

 

[City Chicken Lady]

Hi, Y'all, After reading all your stories I consider myself very lucky. My four hens (RIR/Ameraucana mix) were born the weekend before Easter (April 24?) and I've been getting an egg or two every other day. I have received a total of 12 as of yesterday - my first dozen!

 

[Dybael]

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Hmm, perhaps, but that seems like drastic measures to me. For now, I bought a dozen eggs from the people up the street, then firmly told the birds that all the money I spend on eggs from other chickens is money I could be spending on treats for them.

If they're still not laying once that's sunk in, then I'll break out the cookbook.

 

[Nematocyst]

Ack! I have 8 pullets, 5 of which are 24 weeks today. No eggs to be seen. There's a Welsummer, 2 EEs ("Ameraucanas", but likely not), a Speckled Sussex and a Polish. My partner won't stop teasing me about it. Where are my eggs?

 

[stcroixusvi]

We got one egg today - after two days of 2 eggs each, I was a little disappointed

How quickly I'm accustomed to seeing a cute little egg in the nest.

One of them lays before 9:30 am, and the other has been laying in the pm. Not sure what happened to the dark brown layer. Yesterday I heard the egg song, went out and opened the egg door - she looked at me like she was caught doing something wrong!

 

[TroutsChicks]

GOT MY FIRST EGG!!!

only bad thing my 19 week old RIR laid it in the poop catcher hanging under the roosts!

oh well, the dh and I will share it this weekend! If she does it again I will take down the poop catcher until she lays in the nest box.

 

[stcroixusvi]

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What a beautiful egg! Our first one was in the run, but every one since then has been in the nest.

 

[TroutsChicks]

Thank you!!!!!!! I am surprised the other 15 pullets didnt try to eat it. I built their nest box by hand last weekend, cause i knew they couldn't fit their fat fluffy butts in the 5 gal buckets.