Today was the day!!!

[BrandonVercnocke]

22 week old mixed flock. Almost positive it was my blue Australorp.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Eggs that follow will be just as exciting

 

[BrandonVercnocke]

Today she laid in the nest box!!!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Put a fake egg (ceramic, golf ball, plastic Easter egg filled with sand & glued close) in the nest box, it helps them to figure it all out.

 

[BrandonVercnocke]

This mornings egg was under the roost bar again. It’s pretty amazing that in 7 days she has laid 5 eggs. Like....right away....her first week of laying.

 

[RustyBucketFarmGirl]

Now we are waiting at home to catch the next one. I’m thinking tomorrow but my husband thinks she will lay today. How common is it to start laying consistently right away?

It just depends on the breed. My white leghorn hit the ground running at 18weeks! She lays white eggs unlike the rest of the flock so it was easy to track her production. She lays 5-7 eggs a week and has since she started. Rain or shine. Hot or cold. Short days or long. She goes about 2 days on one day off now. The rest have been on and off with the shorter days. My mixed flock of 13 averages 6-9 a day this winter. They all started laying end of summer/ early fall. Today was my lowest day with 4, but yesterday i got 10! Lol

Congrats! Enjoy! I think i sent egg pics to my friends each day that i topped my highest day. Fun!

 

[BrandonVercnocke]

So....she laid another one BUT she laid it from the roost bar and it broke. Seeing where the egg was yesterday it looks like she laid the other one from up there as well. We just rearranged the coop so now they only have one low roost. Hopefully this works.

 

[Anaray]

Congratulations on the first eggs. I agree with putting an egg in the nest. I just used a hard boiled egg for a couple of days in the beginning. They didn't take long to get it.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Congratulations.
My Pullets started to lay in the nests. I had fake ceramic eggs in the nests for over a month.
The first girl started to lay on January 2nd.
But you'll get some laid from the roosts overnight. I found a Pullet egg under the roosts at 5 am yesterday.
A couple of girls in my first Flock laid from the roosts for weeks before settling down. But i still find an egg under the roosts occasionally 2 1/2 years later. The Hens and Pullets have separate coops. GC

 

[BrandonVercnocke]

There are fake ceramic eggs in there. I’m thinking my nest boxes are too small. And the roof on them is flat making it a great place to roost. Might be making new ones today