How old was your hen when she laid her 1st egg?

[Eggs4Sale]

Updated, thanks!

 

[SurprisingWoman]

The chicken I thought was a BA is actually a black minorca. Had no idea until I got a white egg today and started trying to figure out who laid it.

Here is her info:

Black Minorca (named Sydney because I thought she was a BA, I guess she should be a Spanish name)

Age: 29.5 weeks

She's my only Minorca, and I just found out today!

Egg color: White

Size, small

 

[GreenGoddess]

I am soooo EGG-cited!!! I FINALLY got my very first egg today!!! My Production reds are now 29 1/2 weeks old (hatched May 20th!).. When they were about a month old, my two roos were fine but all three girls got chilled and it caused them to get sick, they were otherwise healthy.. But being a new chicken mommy and taking the advice of the guy we got them from when he said they would be fine without a brooder, well, I definitely learned my lesson the hard way!! I think that may have been a factor to why they so late in laying.. Also, right at the age they should have been laying, they went through a hard molt.. But, it was worth it when I went out this afternoon and found a beautiful light brown egg in the nest box!!!

Tomorrow is my birthday.. What a wonderful gift!!!!

First egg in a carton of jumbo store bought eggs!

WOW!!! My son went back outside after I showed him the egg and sure enough, there was another one.. I'm thinking it was a different girl that laid this one because the two eggs are slightly different shades of brown.. But, I could be wrong.. I don't care.. I have eggs!! YAY!!

Here's the pics!

Seond egg

First egg on right, Second egg on left.. Can you see the color variation?

First and second egg in carton with jumbo store bought eggs!

Goddess

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Wow, they look big in your hand, but compared to those jumbo eggs, they look hummingbirdish!

 

[GreenGoddess]

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They do look big in my hand, don't they.. lol.. They really are tiny though..

Goddess

 

[Ban seabhag]

Okay, I am going crazy...(alright, alright, so it didn't take much).
One of our hens laid a lavender egg. Everyone here agrees, yes it is lavender (followed by " that's really cool").
Which of; 2 welsummers (I know it's not them) 3 comets (not them either I am sure, well kind of) 3 buff brahma bantams(not likely, its too big..I think), I cuckoo maran ( that can't be possible can it? Or can it?), 1 blue wyandotte and 1 austrolorpe could be laying it? I have never seen an egg that color. All our hens a very young and only 2 ( a welsummer and a comet) have been laying to date, with the exception of this egg.

 

[write2caroline]

Breed of hen-

Age in weeks when she laid-

If you have more than one of that breed, did they all start laying around the same time?-

Color of egg-

Size of egg-

Breed: Barred Plymouth Rock

Age in Weeks: 20 weeks

Others: GLW, SLW no eggs freeloaders so far

Color of egg: Brownish pink

Size : Really small but she has only layed 3 eggs and they are progressively larger so far.

Caroline​

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

Breed of hen: Delaware (hatchery stock)

Age in weeks when she laid: 28 weeks (finally!!!!)

If you have more than one of that breed, did they all start laying around the same time?: No, the other three laid at 24 weeks (Buff Orpington) and 26 weeks (Light Brahma and EE).

Color of egg: Brown

Size of egg: I used a tape measure circling the egg vertically - 6.25 inches. Considering that it was her first egg, it was pretty big. Her first egg is as big as the Orpington and Brahma after laying a few weeks already.

 

[lizrndiver]

Now that all my hens are laying....finally....here is the breakdown:


Breed of hen: GLW

Age in weeks when she laid: 22

Color of egg: Brown

Size of egg: medium to large......after 5 months of laying it is now about the size if a standard large egg



Breed of hen: Dominique

Age in weeks when she laid: Unsure about 28 weeks

Color of egg: Brown with cream speckles

Size of egg: small to medium, but she is very consistent and lays 5-6 eggs per week


Breed of hen: Red Sussex

Age in weeks when she laid: 32 weeks (ugg!)

Color of egg: Light Brown

Size of egg: This is her first week laying and they are large from end to end, but narrow...we will see


Breed of hen: Buff Sussex

Age in weeks when she laid: 27 weeks

Color of egg: Light Brown

Size of egg: This is also her first week laying, her eggs are long and narrow too. I expect both Sussex will lay large eggs in the end.

Liz

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Thanks, guys! I updated again.....

Lavender eggs, gorgeous! When you find out who's laying the, let us know!