Pullet Struggling With First Egg

[Disheygirl]

I have a BCM who has been outside laugh-squawking nonstop for hours - like five - in the coop. She’s in a nest box then out, then in a different one, and so on, all the time screaming her head off.

I have 14 girls - half 1year, half coming up on 24 weeks. Some of her flock mates have laid their first eggs and all of my girls who are laying had the typical first pullet egg with more screaming than normal. But that lasted for an hour tops, the egg came out and back to normal. She’s been at it all day.

They're on 1/2 layer 1/2 all flock, free choice egg shells and oyster shells. Plenty of nest boxes, she acts normal otherwise.

Should I pop her a calcium pill just in case, or wait a little longer, or something else (like feel for an egg)?

 

[Disheygirl]

Update: she laid a tiny pullet egg. I figured she would once I posted something.

 

[Shevraeth]

Good for her, joining the bandwagon! How dark was it?

 

[Disheygirl]

Good for her, joining the bandwagon! How dark was it?

Not super dark but it has pretty speckles - we had an OE lay her first yesterday too (much less dramatic)! All of my girls are from Meyer so nothing fancy.

 

[luckycluk]

Congrats,those are pretty eggs! I’m still impatiently waiting my oldest pullets are 3 days from 19 weeks and are squatting for Kid rock(our cockerel) and our outher 5 pullets our 14 weeks

 

[AnneRaduns]

Update: she laid a tiny pullet egg. I figured she would once I posted something.

How old is she? (hatch date)

 

[Disheygirl]

How old is she? (hatch date)

I bought them at the local Agrarian - they combine a bunch of Meyer orders from individuals - but I picked them up on 2/4 so hatch was probably earlier that week (Mon or Tues).