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New Hampshire Lucy's First Egg...Nice One, too! bantyman, check it out

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by speckledhen, Oct 3, 2008.

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  1. Oct 3, 2008 #1
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member 11 Years

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    My two NH pullets, Penny and Lucy, are from Ideal. Lucy has this huge floppy comb, so I was expecting her egg any day now. I have 18 young pullets and 2 of them have been laying for a couple of weeks, both Barred Rocks (Hawkeye's daughters). Lucy is #3 of the 18 to start up. Look at what a nice egg! The color reminds me of a Delaware egg a bit.
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  2. Oct 3, 2008 #2
    chickiebaby

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    Yay, Speckled Hen! I love my NH Reds - I only have two - Fred and George (Weasley, of course). They lay like gangbusters and are so lovely to look at.

    That is one nice egg.
     
  3. Oct 3, 2008 #3
    megshenhut

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    Very nice Cynthia. How do you get such good chicken pics? My pics always turn out rotten.
     
  4. Oct 3, 2008 #4
    debilorrah

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    Coinkydink - I got one about the same size and color this morning from my EE. I love those big huge eggs. CONGRATS!
     
  5. Oct 3, 2008 #5
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member 11 Years

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    Hey, Michele, I delete about half of all the pics I take, so a crackerjack photographer, I'm not. [​IMG]
     
  6. Oct 3, 2008 #6
    megshenhut

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    Well, I can take tons of pics and still only get a so-so pic.[​IMG]
     
  7. Oct 4, 2008 #7
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member 11 Years

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    Some days, I cant get a good shot for anything. I cant wait till Lucy's sister Penny lays her first egg. I want to see if it's just as impressive.
     
  8. Oct 4, 2008 #8
    talkinboutmygirls

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    I got my first egg from SOMEbody Thursday - not sure yet who. But really small and oh-so-cute!

    How do you put pics on here?
     
  9. Oct 4, 2008 #9
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member 11 Years

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    You have to have your pics on an online photo hosting site first, like www.photobucket.com. Then you can upload them from there.
    I have lots of little pullet eggs from my younger girls, but Lucy's really amazed me. She didn't lay today, so I expect she will tomorrow.
     
  10. Oct 4, 2008 #10
    Mahonri

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    All of my first eggs are so tiny. What am I doing wrong?

    Perhaps I need to let them free range more or give them more greens.
     
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