How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[pennyJo1960]

I got my very first egg from my first flock of pullets ever! I’m STOKED! Even tho I’m bummed my EE gave me a brown egg lol. Photo credit of my 3 EE, the far left is the one who layed.

They look like bard rocks by any other name.

 

[SkyAJK]

2 eggs today
1 egg with soft shell and it broke. It is good that it broke outside instead of inside of the hen.
Feed calcium citrate D.

My Wyandottee are such a poor egg layers, anyway, they say I admired them for their beauty, not eggs.

 

[LaFleche]

That is nuts!!

Do you have any other chickener friends who might appreciate broody-hatched eggs? (and then take them right back immediately!)

Indeed, this year they are driving me insane! Non-stop broodies left and right

Did you propose for me to lend the broody until hatch and then take her back leaving the chicks behind?

 

[LaFleche]

I got my very first egg from my first flock of pullets ever! I’m STOKED! Even tho I’m bummed my EE gave me a brown egg lol. Photo credit of my 3 EE, the far left is the one who layed.

Congratulations!

First eggs are very special.

 

[LaFleche]

10 from the gang here have not counted how many birds are left.

What happened? Did a predator get access?

 

[LaFleche]

have a pip in the one egg!!!

Fingers crossed!

I just came back from the coop and found my broody already talking gently to her 6 eggs. Official hatch date is Friday...

 

[MrsCluckadoodledo]

Congratulations! That first egg is exciting!
Where did you get her from? I will say, she doesn't look like an Easter Egger to me. She looks more like a Sapphire Gem, Blue Rock, or something. Which explains the brown egg!

I got her from Coastal who is supplied by Hoovers. I really hope the other two in the pic who were sold as EE will give me color.

 

[Winderdear]

Well, I candled this morning and I saw movement and the outline of the chick?! Unless I got the eggs mixed up? But I did candle all and saw movement in all, one I wasn't sure on (maybe it was that one?), but I did see some movement. I swear it was the right egg though. Not sure when I can candle next because...

I have a pip in the one egg!!!

Yay!! Won’t be long now!

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Indeed, this year they are driving me insane! Non-stop broodies left and right

Did you propose for me to lend the broody until hatch and then take her back leaving the chicks behind?

Other direction. They bring you the eggs, then take back the chicks. This is just speculation on my part, though. It’s the first part of the frequent advice to “give her some fertilized eggs to sit on.” I *think* that minimizes risk to your flock of introducing disease.