My chicken laid her first egg today.

[Georgiapea]

This is my 'house chicken', not one in the chicken house. I've had her 3-4 weeks and she was in a pen with roosters when I bought her. Would her eggs be fertile? I left the egg in the nest I had fixed for her just yesterday. Talk about cutting the timing close!

I'm so excited. DH is off with the camera and I can't even record this great event till he returns.

Georgia in Alabama

 

[trilyn]

Woohoo! Congratulations on her first egg!!

 

[Wynette]

Eggs would typically be fertile for up to 4 weeks, but if this is her very first egg, I doubt it would be fertile; sometimes first eggs are fertilized, but typically, not. Congrats!!!

 

[rirluvr]

I am coveting your first egg.

 

[Georgiapea]

Thank you everyone. I see she has gone back to her nest so I'm wondering about broodyness. I haven't gone over to see if she goes into 'protective mode', she's sitting sideways in the cradle and doesn't look comfortable. She's a Polish so I don't expect her to go broody. Maybe she just likes sitting there.

 

[allaboutdemchicks]

That's terrific! Such a special day for you....and for her!

 

[3goodeggs]

HAPPY EGG!

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