My first bantam (silkie) egg!!!

[teach1rusl]

Just celebrating because my little silkie Tinkerbell FINALLY laid an egg - she's 24 weeks old (the latest my big girls laid was 21.5 weeks).

Still waiting on my little d'uccle pullet (23 weeks) and my other silkie. I went out to let the little girls out this morning and there was Tinkerbell on the nest, sitting on the fake wooden egg - concentrating hard (offered her a bit of scratch on the nest and she totally ignored it). Less than 5 minutes later she was standing up to let the egg pass - no egg song though...just a bit of bedding over the shoulder and she hopped out. Such a cute egg - perfect!

Her egg is in the center of the line-up:

And here's my sweet little Tinkerbell - the blue one:

 

[leadwolf1]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Kaeta44]

Well done Tinkerbell - and what a beautiful little hen she is!


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[PulletSurpriseWinner]

WOW, they really do lay perfect little mini eggs! Well done, Tinkerbell.

Is the tiny pullet between her and the red Silkie your d'Uccle? She's way cute!

 

[Hennyhandler]

Congratulations!!! I can't wait till mine lays. I have been waiting to see a mini egg. You think 24 weeks is long mine is right around 8 months and still nothing. I do know she is a female. I guess just slow.

Anyway, I love the coloring of your silkie and YAH!! MINI EGGS!!!!

 

[teach1rusl]

Thanks guys! Only chicken folk understand the excitement of first eggs

Pulletsurprise - yes, she's a d'uccle

I knew silkies were late bloomers, but I figure little birds like d'uccles, oegb, etc. would be early layers

Hennyhandler - my little red pullet will probably take that long

cause there's not squatting or anything, and my mature rooster acts as if she isn't even there...

 

[Hennyhandler]

Isn't the wait awful sometimes? I am hoping she gets to it. I love the coloring of that red one though. It's such a deep color. Verrrrry nice!

 

[KBUGS]

So cute! So eggciting huh?