Member of the First Egg Club!

[BonnieBlue]

It happened! I got my first ever egg as a chicken owner. My 5 girls are 23 weeks old, and I figured nothing would happen until the days started getting longer again, so I quit stalking the coop watching for an egg. I guess like a watched pot doesn't boil, a watched chicken doesn't lay. Lol.

Nothing was there at 10am when I cleaned the coop, and didn't get back out there until 5pm to close the pop door and tell the girls goodnight. When I peeked in ok them, I noticed the nest closest to the door had two eggs in it. I only remembered putting one fake egg in each nest, and since it was exactly the color of the fake one, only smaller, I did a double take.

I am so excited. What a wonderful journey this has been so far. That first egg is definitely rewarding!

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

Congratulations!!! First eggs are so exciting! What breed is the laying pullet, Easter Egger maybe? The egg looks like the greens my 2 EEs lay.

 

[Tolkienfanatic03]

Wow!! Congrats on the first egg!!! (Just between me you and the chicken, the egg is beautiful

 

[GreenJay]

Congratulations! It's a beautiful egg!

 

[thecatumbrella]

Agree with the others, GORGEOUS egg color!

 

[Callender Girl]

First eggs are so thrilling! Congratulations on your girl's superb and lovely effort!

 

[BonnieBlue]

Thank you all for the kind words. To me, it is beautiful.

Yes, I have three easter eggers, and two olive eggers. I am not sure which ee laid it, but I suspect it was Sassafras (aka Sassy), as she is the one squating.

 

[BonnieBlue]

So I got a second egg! But I don't know if same girl, or a different easter egger. (Exact same color as first.) However, this one was laid in the coop. I think it was sometime in the early morning hours, because I noticed on my security camera, only two girls were in the run as the sun was starting to come up, and after a while, the other three were still missing. I went to check on them, and they were afraid to get off the roosts, because there was something strange on the floor! lol

I have fake eggs in the nesting boxes, and thick fake grass nesting mats. The first egg was in a box. Do they eventually catch on, or if this continues, is there something else I can do to coax them to lay in the boxes?

 

[Callender Girl]

Funny that the "strange" item on the floor frightened them!

Some of my girls are a bit confused when they first start laying. All of them eventually use the nest boxes -- some sooner, some later.

Like you, I use fake eggs in the boxes and fake grass mats. Congrats on the second egg, and, hopefully, everyone will figure out the nest box thing soon!

 

[SpicyNiblet]

It happened! I got my first ever egg as a chicken owner. My 5 girls are 23 weeks old, and I figured nothing would happen until the days started getting longer again, so I quit stalking the coop watching for an egg. I guess like a watched pot doesn't boil, a watched chicken doesn't lay. Lol.

Nothing was there at 10am when I cleaned the coop, and didn't get back out there until 5pm to close the pop door and tell the girls goodnight. When I peeked in ok them, I noticed the nest closest to the door had two eggs in it. I only remembered putting one fake egg in each nest, and since it was exactly the color of the fake one, only smaller, I did a double take.

I am so excited. What a wonderful journey this has been so far. That first egg is definitely rewarding!

We also got our every first egg today! Our chickids are 23 weeks old; 4 EE, 3 BO, 2 BA, 2 Dominiques. We thanked the EEs for the egg and for laying it in the nesting box
Agreed - what a journey. The anticipation, excitement, the fundamental enrichment these chickids bring to our lives...I just love these girls.