Noticed our black Australorp acting strangely this afternoon, twice back in the coop. Nothing in the egg box but she left us a little present in a bowl shaped depression in the bedding.
She is about 21 weeks old by our estimation (bought as a fairly good sized chick from a feed store)
First egg today from my black sexlink 18 weeks old! Pinkish brown about 2 1/2 inches long. Nice and clean and perfect just sitting all alone in the nesting box! Put it in the bowl for the pic, now it is in the refrigerator!