First Egg!!!

[chicken pickin]

Another hen joined in today and I got 2 eggs! Hopefully, I can get 10-12 to put in the incubator!

 

[chicken pickin]

I have 2 bourbon red hens and they both just started laying. I got my first turkey egg ever 4 days ago and my second hen started today. My DH found 2 eggs in the nest. YAY SPRING IS FINALLY HERE!!! Oh and im not waiting a few week to incubate, all the turkeys first eggs are collected and stored in the basement and waiting. I might cave and let DH have 2 for breakfast, hes been dieing to try them.

 

[Lexiluke]

I have 2 bourbon red hens and they both just started laying. I got my first turkey egg ever 4 days ago and my second hen started today. My DH found 2 eggs in the nest. YAY SPRING IS FINALLY HERE!!! Oh and im not waiting a few week to incubate, all the turkeys first eggs are collected and stored in the basement and waiting. I might cave and let DH have 2 for breakfast, hes been dieing to try them.

Congratulations. I have thought about eating a couple but I get over 2 dozen chicken eggs a day, so there is no shortage of eggs here. I really hope to build up my flock and sell a bunch of poults.

 

[chicken pickin]

I hear you on that, our chickens are all back to laying full swing. And I also need to build up my turkey flock I have 2 hens and 3 toms

my poor girls. 1 tom will be joining us for Easter dinner and the remain turkeys will be paired off until I can add a few girls a few months down the road.

 

[nickie]

FINALLY! Got my first egg yesterday. If i wouldn't have caught her in the act I would never have known she laid her egg either. She (thankfully) laid in their house but carefully and completely covered her egg to leave no sign of it.

 

[beanmcnulty]

FINALLY! Got my first egg yesterday. If i wouldn't have caught her in the act I would never have known she laid her egg either. She (thankfully) laid in their house but carefully and completely covered her egg to leave no sign of it.

yes they like to cover them up I think I've got about 24 over the last week and a half from 3 hens for about 5 a week- not too shabby! I got to eat one last year as I discovered one had a small hole so I couldn't hatch- they are delicious! Can't bring myself to eat them otherwise they are just too darn valuable. I've got the first 20 in the 'bator and the rest will be given back to the hens once they sit. (I'm using cheap grocery store chicken eggs as decoys since we've had freezing temps every night)

 

[Lexiluke]

FINALLY! Got my first egg yesterday. If i wouldn't have caught her in the act I would never have known she laid her egg either. She (thankfully) laid in their house but carefully and completely covered her egg to leave no sign of it.

Congratulations! I have been collecting for 10 days now and will be setting what I get in the incubator on Friday. I am up to 18 eggs right now and am hoping for 24 by Friday. It is my first time setting eggs and am hoping for positive results!

 

[nickie]

my day just got better! I have another hen scratching out a nest as we "speak" and making nervous noises. Good idea on the grocery store "place holder" eggs, i couldn't figure out how I was going to do that. Right now I have the egg in a carton on my counter so I can look at and smile when the urge strikes me.



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check out the incubating and hatching section of the forum for lots of tips and tricks, I think that specific section gets more action than the turkey section.

 

[nickie]

Quote: Forgot to mention, I have some little ducks that apparently had a wild mallard as their father ("free ducklings in need of a good home," and I couldn't resist). Even though I know EXACTLY where their nest is I have trouble finding it with all of the time they spend hiding it.

 

[chicken pickin]

My first batch of turkey eggs ever just went into the incubator Yesterday. 15 eggs. So exciting and to top it off my Marans started laying so I hope to put a few of those in next week to hatch with the poults.




Sorry Lexiluke I couldnt wait til friday to set I was afraid my eggs wouldnt be fresh enough to hatch. Though we will still have a close hatch date.

Are any of you joining the second annual cinco de mayo turkey hatchathon? I already joined.