Hen Laid Her First Egg!!

[Chicken6000]

Proud of her, I do have a few questions and concerns!

1. Any way to know If the egg Is fertile or not?
2. How will she act towards the egg? (Will she continue laying?) (Does she just lay an egg and then wait until another egg?)

That's all folks! Thanks for the help! Glad to be apart of this community!
+ My apologies If I have any "dumb" questions, I'm just a newbie

 

[nuthatched]

Open the egg and look for a white bullseye on the yolk.
She won't give much attention to the egg, that's her reproductive system, an egg every 26-48 hours. New layers may take a few breaks or have weird eggs.

 

[Sally PB]

My apologies If I have any "dumb" questions, I'm just a newbie

We were all new, we all had to learn. Ask any questions you want to.

If you do not have a rooster, there is no chance that the egg is fertile.

 

[TwoCrows]

Congrats on her first egg!

Laying eggs is a natural process that will continue through out her life. Hens have no attachment to their eggs unless they go broody. (Wanting to hatch and have chicks.) Broodies protect their nests and eggs instinctively. If you have a rooster and he has been mating with her regularly, the egg may be fertile. If you have no rooster, the egg is not fertile.

 

[Chicken6000]

Congrats on her first egg!

Laying eggs is a natural process that will continue through out her life. Hens have no attachment to their eggs unless they go broody. (Wanting to hatch and have chicks.) Broodies protect their nests and eggs instinctively. If you have a rooster and he has been mating with her regularly, the egg may be fertile. If you have no rooster, the egg is not fertile.

The eggs Is fertile then! How would she be towards the fertile egg? So far today she has just let the egg in her nesting box

 

[TwoCrows]

The eggs Is fertile then! How would she be towards the fertile egg? So far today she has just let the egg in her nesting box

Great! Keep in mind, not every egg is fertile even if the rooster has mated with the hen, but it's probable that it is then.

If the hen is not broody, she won't set on the egg to incubate it. And mating or laying doesn't make them broody, broodiness is driven by hormones. Some birds are always broody, some birds never go broody. You will know she is broody when she spends all day sitting on this egg or no eggs, when you stick you hand in to touch her, she may chatter and growl at you refusing to budge.

This said, if she is not broody, she will ignore this egg completely. If you want to hatch it, you will need an incubator.

 

[Chicken6000]

Great! Keep in mind, not every egg is fertile even if the rooster has mated with the hen, but it's probable that it is then.

If the hen is not broody, she won't set on the egg to incubate it. And mating or laying doesn't make them broody, broodiness is driven by hormones. Some birds are always broody, some birds never go broody. You will know she is broody when she spends all day sitting on this egg or no eggs, when you stick you hand in to touch her, she may chatter and growl at you refusing to budge.

This said, if she is not broody, she will ignore this egg completely. If you want to hatch it, you will need an incubator.

Thanks!