First egg ever!!

[Ceakmama]

I've had my flock since April and we finally got our 1st egg! I'm so excited! It was outside of the nesting box. I marked it with a sharpie and set it in one of the boxes, to hopefully get them to lay in the box.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Congratulations! But better to use fake eggs rather than real ones, to show them where to lay, as real eggs can be broken or dirtied as the girls move around on top of it.

 

[Smileybans]

Yay! I remember the excitement of getting my first egg. It’s still exciting when a new layer lays her first egg.

 

[Ceakmama]

Congratulations! But better to use fake eggs rather than real ones, to show them where to lay, as real eggs can be broken or dirtied as the girls move around on top of it.

Oh good tip! I didn't think of it breaking.

 

[cavemanrich]

I know the excitement of getting first eggs .
Can I make a suggestion. ;; Take that egg home, and eat it with your family members. You will only have one FIRST EGG.
Then place some golf balls into nest boxes to encourage the rest where to lay.
I don't have a pix of your nest-boxes. but suggest the nesting spots be in an area where hen feels privacy. Sometimes small curtain, covering opening, is helpful.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[Smileybans]

You can order a bunch of wooden eggs off Amazon for cheaper than the ones at TSC. I just ordered some because I had four girls laying under their coop. Found a whole clutch of eggs last week. I’m using real eggs until the ones from Amazon come in because the golf balls don’t fool them.

 

[Ceakmama]

I know the excitement of getting first eggs .
Can I make a suggestion. ;; Take that egg home, and eat it with your family members. You will only have one FIRST EGG.
Then place some golf balls into nest boxes to encourage the rest where to lay.
I don't have a pix of your nest-boxes. but suggest the nesting spots be in an area where hen feels privacy. Sometimes small curtain, covering opening, is helpful.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

Thanks! So is the egg still good if I left it out there since yesterday? It was really warm out today, is it still good to eat? I don't know the egg eating guidelines yet.

 

[chickentrains]

Congrats!

We got some fake eggs off amazon. Golf balls work too

 

[cavemanrich]

Thanks! So is the egg still good if I left it out there since yesterday? It was really warm out today, is it still good to eat? I don't know the egg eating guidelines yet.

Of course its good. Many peeps keep eggs on their kitchen counter un-refrigerated for long periods. They keep with bloom not washed off. I personally rinse my eggs if dirty. If clean and not dirty I do not rinse. Since I have a mix of eggs, I do refrigerate all of them.
Different countries have different guidelines. I believe most of Europe does not refrigerate the eggs.,, in stores, and homes.

 

[Ceakmama]

Of course its good. Many peeps keep eggs on their kitchen counter un-refrigerated for long periods. They keep with bloom not washed off. I personally rinse my eggs if dirty. If clean and not dirty I do not rinse. Since I have a mix of eggs, I do refrigerate all of them.
Different countries have different guidelines. I believe most of Europe does not refrigerate the eggs.,, in stores, and homes.

Interesting, thank you! I'm learning something new every week with these chickens.