groovy_chicken_girl
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- May 30, 2022
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Hi all!
So as you can see from the title, one of my 5 saphire gem hens just layed her FIRST EGG! I can't believe it! I really thought it would be much later- like when they were 6 months old, however unless TSC was wrong we got out 1-2 day old chicks in the very beginning of march so they are about 4 months!- is that seem early for pullets to be laying? What age is normal for egg laying? I am very excited!- however I am now worried about the chicken I suspect layed the egg- she was pacing around when I let them free range for a bit out of their run, and the door to the coop was closed and she was just jumping on top like she wanted to get in and clucking loudly and a lot (normal noises just a lot of them!
). I opened the door so she could and looked in to see a smallish brown egg sitting in the nesting box she usually sleeps in! I took it inside but before and after I did that she kept pacing and going in and out and in and back out of the coop. Is this normal behavior for a pullet who has just layed (sorry if I sound stupid- very new to this and learning new things every day!) and should I do anything for them/ be concerned?
I also was planning on switching to a different feed (any suggestions for that?) within the 2 weeks or something, based on some research but if they may need calcium or oyster shells is there anything I should be providing sooner than that? This hen I think prob layed this egg, seems a bit more mature than the others, because she has a larger comb but she is generally a similar size. She is most idependent out of all of them and sometimes wanders off when they are walking in a flock. Additionaly most of the time the others sleep on the roost while she goes in one of the 3 nesting boxes, even if there is room on the roost.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I would very much appriciate people letting me know if this situation seems normal and if there is anything I should add/do/change as we switch to this new chapter.
Thanks!!
-Groovy chicken girl
So as you can see from the title, one of my 5 saphire gem hens just layed her FIRST EGG! I can't believe it! I really thought it would be much later- like when they were 6 months old, however unless TSC was wrong we got out 1-2 day old chicks in the very beginning of march so they are about 4 months!- is that seem early for pullets to be laying? What age is normal for egg laying? I am very excited!- however I am now worried about the chicken I suspect layed the egg- she was pacing around when I let them free range for a bit out of their run, and the door to the coop was closed and she was just jumping on top like she wanted to get in and clucking loudly and a lot (normal noises just a lot of them!
). I opened the door so she could and looked in to see a smallish brown egg sitting in the nesting box she usually sleeps in! I took it inside but before and after I did that she kept pacing and going in and out and in and back out of the coop. Is this normal behavior for a pullet who has just layed (sorry if I sound stupid- very new to this and learning new things every day!) and should I do anything for them/ be concerned?I also was planning on switching to a different feed (any suggestions for that?) within the 2 weeks or something, based on some research but if they may need calcium or oyster shells is there anything I should be providing sooner than that? This hen I think prob layed this egg, seems a bit more mature than the others, because she has a larger comb but she is generally a similar size. She is most idependent out of all of them and sometimes wanders off when they are walking in a flock. Additionaly most of the time the others sleep on the roost while she goes in one of the 3 nesting boxes, even if there is room on the roost.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I would very much appriciate people letting me know if this situation seems normal and if there is anything I should add/do/change as we switch to this new chapter.
Thanks!!
-Groovy chicken girl
. They are healthy chickens and the yokes looked nice and rich!- Very proud of those hens!
