no heat/light, frigid temps and FIRST EGG!!!

[dftkarin]

I want to post in this forum because this is the board I've posted the most on and feel like some of you have seen me through my coop-building days and starting out with my chickens. They arrived as day-old chicks on July 10, my coop is unheated with no supp. light and its been especially frigid the last few days and today I found my first egg!! I am bursting with pride and thankful affectionate feelings for my sweet friendly hardy girls! I have 2 barred rocks, a glw and a australorp and I don't know for sure but I think maybe it was the australorp who layed the egg. I live in New England where the days are still really really short so I wasn't expecting eggs for quite a while - I feel lucky! Here's a picture of the lovely egg!!

 

[FarmerDenise]

What a feeling!. I can tell you are very proud of your first egg and rightfully so. And a beautifull egg it is. It's almost as if you layed it yourself!!
Congratulations!!!!

 

[Omran]

Congratulation, your egg looks beautiful and your hen is really very lovely.

Omran

 

[backyard-maine]

Goodlooking egg and Hen

 

[Chicken of the Sea]

I have 15 Australorp hens, they lay throughout the winter, I get on average 8 to 10 eggs a day. Sure looks like a lorp egg to me.

 

[namreknat]

Congratulations on your first egg!!!

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Great pictures.

 

[sillybirds]

Congratulations!! Great feeling isn't it, the payoff for your labor. Have you eaten it yet? They're tasty.

My Australorp gave me my first egg too, Sunday, and has continued this week with 5 eggs in 6 days.

 

[cmom]

Congratulations on your first egg. Every day when I go out to collect eggs it's like christmas finding those precious packages.

 

[Rufflemyfeathers]

Hey Congratulations on your first egg..I can't wait..got a ways to go though..nice looking egg too.

 

[digitS']

I've got a couple of Aussie hens that looks just like her - 'cept they won't come out in the snow even to stand on 1 foot

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Good for her! And good for you - this is the pay off for your hard work

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Steve

Australorps and Barred Rocks