Two of my hens have started laying!

[Midnight Maran Momma]

I have Easter Eggers, Black Copper Marans, and a Prairie Bluebell Egger. According to everything I'd read, that was the expected laying order. Apparently, my girls didn't get the memo, because one of our Marans has now laid three small eggs over the past week, and our Bluebell just laid a beautiful powder blue egg, yesterday. My EEs, in the meantime, have finally learned how to use the dust bath, and are too busy playing around in that, bossing each other around, or trying to eat the eggs (just our diva chicken), once I show it any interest. Here's our current collection.
Is it ridiculous that I'm So proud that they're actually laying?

 

[WingItRanch]

Absolutely NOT ridiculous! Those are beautiful eggs! Congratulations!!

I only have 1 layer and anxiously awaiting to see what other colors I may see. I literally told everyone about my first egg last week because I was so excited so I get it!

 

[Bawkbok]

Congratulations to both of you on your first eggs!!! Happy dance.
We are still waiting for ours. I'm hoping our 7 month old red sex link comet will start laying any day now, any day now, any day now....

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Congrats!

 

[AinaWGSD]

Congratulations! That first egg excitement never gets old! We've had chickens off and on (mostly on) for about 15 years and I am still stoked any time a new layer starts depositing butt nuggets

 

[aimee750]

Congratulations, it is always exciting when they start laying. And those are beautiful eggs.

 

[Midnight Maran Momma]

Congratulations, it is always exciting when they start laying. And those are beautiful eggs.

Thank you!

 

[Midnight Maran Momma]

Congratulations to both of you on your first eggs!!! Happy dance.
We are still waiting for ours. I'm hoping our 7 month old red sex link comet will start laying any day now, any day now, any day now....

It'll happen!
I'd read (and expected) our Bluebell might not start laying up til she's around 40 weeks old (and she's only 20 weeks, now). We'd originally bought two Bluebells, but one turned out to be a rooster and the seller.. well, lets just say I'm glad we have our one Bluebell and we'll not be dealing with the seller ever again.
What made you decide to go with a Red Comet? I'm always interested in what influences people to get particular breeds of chickens.
My son says I like my chickens bougie. I just like seeing the pretty colors of their eggs, tbh. If I've gotta deal with all the fuss & stink & getting picked by the occasional broody hen, at least I'll have the prettiness to offset it all.

 

[Ridgerunner]

According to everything I'd read, that was the expected laying order.

Yes, you read that stuff a lot on this forum and it is just not correct. You do not get guarantees with living animals. Each pullet is an individual. Even pullets hatched with the same mother and father can vary a lot in when they start laying, how often they lay, personality, behavior, basically anything. While some breeds may have overall tendencies you have to have enough of those for averages to mean anything. On average most of a flock may start laying at a certain age but individuals will be earlier or later.

Is it ridiculous that I'm So proud that they're actually laying?

Absolutely not. It is a great feeling. Congratulations!

 

[Myrkk]

Not ridiculous at all. Mine are around 20wks now and I’m wondering if they will lay anything before winter sets in properly. It would be amazing to get a little “butt nugget”, love that phrase, before they go dormant for winter.