AllCluckedUp - I like your post! I was thinking the same thing just now.
Been waiting impatiently for my Australorps, hatched Jan 1, to start laying, especially since most of them have nice, red, well-developed combs and wattles. A little while ago I heard a pullet making odd noises that I had never heard before so I went out to investigate. And there it was:
It's very tiny, but I understand that is typical for the first eggs a pullet lays. The shell is nice and sturdy. Woo hoo! May a steady supply develop quickly!
Been waiting impatiently for my Australorps, hatched Jan 1, to start laying, especially since most of them have nice, red, well-developed combs and wattles. A little while ago I heard a pullet making odd noises that I had never heard before so I went out to investigate. And there it was:

It's very tiny, but I understand that is typical for the first eggs a pullet lays. The shell is nice and sturdy. Woo hoo! May a steady supply develop quickly!