When. When. When.

[BigBlueHen53]

OMG he said he was like “geez these chickens sure make hard egg shells!!”

Man, if he smacked that on my ceramic smoith cook stove I would've needed to buy a new one!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Man, if he smacked that on my ceramic smoith cook stove I would've needed to buy a new one!

I think he tried to crack them on the pan

 

[rosemarythyme]

This is why golf balls are so appealing to me. I can even reach under a hen and "feel" for eggs vs golf balls, so don't even have to look in order to pick out the actual eggs!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

This is why golf balls are so appealing to me. I can even reach under a hen and "feel" for eggs vs golf balls, so don't even have to look in order to pick out the actual eggs!

True dat.

 

[Trisseh]

Most birds don’t seem to be too discriminating for what things are in the nest as long as they are sort of roundish. I had an old eos lip gloss container in for the ducks, and my broody girl is sitting on it along with her actual eggs. Lol. I’ve also used an old black rubber ball, a small pinecone...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Most birds don’t seem to be too discriminating for what things are in the nest as long as they are sort of roundish. I had an old eos lip gloss container in for the ducks, and my broody girl is sitting on it along with her actual eggs. Lol. I’ve also used an old black rubber ball, a small pinecone...

A pinecone?! Ouch!

 

[Trisseh]

A pinecone?! Ouch!

Tee hee, a green one that’s mostly smooth. The ducks like to eat them though so I stopped using those. xD

 

[Big Doggie]

Red comets do start laying earlier than other chickens most of the time, which would put them laying around 18 weeks. But it could still take up to 21 weeks, that is the standard. Just be patient, the eggs are coming! If they are squatting when you pet them that’s a good sign. You can get fake eggs from TSC and put them in the nesting boxes for encouragement.

Thanks.

I also had some fake eggs that kept on getting collected by guest egg collectors (every visitors favorite chore lol). I drew on mine with a sharpie too after my wife tried to crack one on the cast iron. I walked in the kitchen to her slamming an egg on the edge of the pan and was very confused until I saw a piece of ceramic chip off. Got a good laugh out of that one.

@Big Doggie I know that wait is tough. Be patient. It's usually not until I've almost forgotten about it when my new pullets start laying.

Thanks. I’ve opened the nesting box area to the rest of the coop, put in a couple inches of pine shavings, and a ceramic egg in each box. It was funny seeing them inspect the new area.
One pullet is assuming the squat position when I lay my hand on her back. And I tried to gauge the pelvic bone spread at the vent but I’m new at that and not sure about how accurate my technique was, but it felt like 2 fingers wide. We’ll see. I don’t think it will be long.

 

[Aapomp831]

Thanks.

Thanks. I’ve opened the nesting box area to the rest of the coop, put in a couple inches of pine shavings, and a ceramic egg in each box. It was funny seeing them inspect the new area.
One pullet is assuming the squat position when I lay my hand on her back. And I tried to gauge the pelvic bone spread at the vent but I’m new at that and not sure about how accurate my technique was, but it felt like 2 fingers wide. We’ll see. I don’t think it will be long.

The squatting is a sure sign, no need fire further inspection. You’ll be posting pics of the fresh eggs very soon