I got my First egg!!

Tomfieldenloveshichickens

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Nov 9, 2010
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Hi,


Finally today one of my 5 rhode island reds laid an egg. It was on the floor of the coop not in the nesting box which is a bit annoying as we spent lots of time doing the nesting boxes. Great christmas present. Do you know how they would lay in the nesting box. There are 2 nesting boxes and they have golf balls in.

Thanks
 
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Congratulation!! That must be so exciting.

I have 8 9-week old RIRs, so I have a long wait before I get that first egg.

How old are your chickies?
 
Merry Chirstmas!!!

Post a picture!

I have 3 boxes but all lay in one. Sometimes we have up to 3 hens jammed into the one box. The only time they laid outside of the box was when one hen was taking her time and I guess the other two couldn't wait & they laid them just outside the box.

Do your hens go in and out of the nest boxes? I know mine were going in and out for weeks before they laid. I also put just a little BOSS by the box and kept the golf ball in the box.

Good luck!
 
Congrats! I'm with you on this one. Just went out to feed the girls before I left town for a few days. I found my first egg on the poop board. Yahoo! Couldn't ask for a better xmas present. But I lost the bet with my friend. I said Thanksgiving & he said Xmas. Oh well, it was worth the wait.

Merry Christmas to everyone.
 
Congrats to you! Got my first egg saturday! Just wait till you get more than 1
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its even better
 
When the others start laying the one that laid it on the floor should figure it out. Don't worry about it right now.
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Congratulations!!!
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