What's the longest your new layer has gone between their first eggs?

[April0617]

Just curious And hoping to make myself feel better. My Australorp laid her first egg 2.5 weeks ago. Nothing since. There's nowhere for her to hide them (they have a couple low growing trees/bushes but they are cleared out enough that I can see all the way around the ground under them), they don't free range. I don't think they are getting eaten, I'm not finding any mess and the faverolles' eggs are in the nesting box and undisturbed. I know they can be sporadic when they are new at this whole thing, I just haven't found anything that gives me any sort of length of time before I'd need to be concerned so I want some real life examples . She seems totally fine, eating, drinking, following us and begging for(demanding) treats.

 

[HappyClucker7]

2-3 weeks was the longest I've had between eggs.
You don't have to worry. She just has to adjust to laying eggs.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Just curious And hoping to make myself feel better. My Australorp laid her first egg 2.5 weeks ago. Nothing since. There's nowhere for her to hide them (they have a couple low growing trees/bushes but they are cleared out enough that I can see all the way around the ground under them), they don't free range. I don't think they are getting eaten, I'm not finding any mess and the faverolles' eggs are in the nesting box and undisturbed. I know they can be sporadic when they are new at this whole thing, I just haven't found anything that gives me any sort of length of time before I'd need to be concerned so I want some real life examples . She seems totally fine, eating, drinking, following us and begging for(demanding) treats.

6 weeks and counting.

 

[April0617]

6 weeks and counting.

Ouch!!! Well, that makes me feel better but sad for you!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Ouch!!! Well, that makes me feel better but sad for you!

Yea...she's my Evil BO.

 

[lysmandor]

Wow! My easter egger went 15 days between egg 1 and egg 2 - drove me crazy. I can't imagine 6 weeks! Probably she's fine as long as she's acting fine otherwise, but she is really making you wait! How old is she?

 

[April0617]

Wow! My easter egger went 15 days between egg 1 and egg 2 - drove me crazy. I can't imagine 6 weeks! Probably she's fine as long as she's acting fine otherwise, but she is really making you wait! How old is she?

She's 5 1/2 months and very spunky

 

[lysmandor]

She's 5 1/2 months and very spunky

Mine is spunky too - I felt like she laid the first one and then just 'decided' not to be an egg laying bird! She's laying almost every day now though, so I can hardly complain. At least she's not too old yet! Still plenty of time for her to sort herself out!

 

[April0617]

Mine is spunky too - I felt like she laid the first one and then just 'decided' not to be an egg laying bird! She's laying almost every day now though, so I can hardly complain. At least she's not too old yet! Still plenty of time for her to sort herself out!

I asked her this morning if she's just decided it's not for her I also show her the other's egg before bringing it in, to remind her what they look like.

 

[lysmandor]

I asked her this morning if she's just decided it's not for her I also show her the other's egg before bringing it in, to remind her what they look like.

Lol I did the same - I started yelling at her across the yard to "JUST LAY AN EGG". She was not amused.

Maybe they pop the first one out, and they're like, 'that was uncomfortable, not doing that again!'