Whoo Hoo! First egg from the spring BIG GIRLS

[tlcmama]

Whoa nellie - what a difference from the petite bantam eggs

First egg from the spring lot of Big Girls
Not sure if it was the orp or welsummer - they weren't talking!

 

[Euphillia]

Yay! Cannot wait for mine to start

 

[flewdacoop]

one more month and my rir should start laying then three weeks after that my domineques should start.. cant wait

 

[Tam E]

Wow that's great. I got my first chicks on April 3rd, I've never had chickens before so i'm not sure when i'll get eggs. You said, spring, when?I have a few different breeds so they will prob be ready different times. Tammy

 

[tlcmama]

Wow that's great. I got my first chicks on April 3rd, I've never had chickens before so i'm not sure when i'll get eggs. You said, spring, when?I have a few different breeds so they will prob be ready different times. Tammy

They were actually teenagers in the spring - we got 3 6day olds and 3 6week olds mid april.

So the ones that have started laying are actually 23weeks old now (chicken math). There was some drama recently tho - construction of the new coop near them:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-chunnel-extension

and the loss of one of their sisters:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/685968/one-of-my-5month-old-orpingtons-cannot-stand-up

im just so happy they are alive - getting along with our flock and making food for us!!
now we just have the "little" ones to integrate and were DONE with the chicken drama (i hope)

Good luck with your new babies

 

[bwalden]

congrats! Got my first on July 4th. My Welsummers are starting to lay good. Well I have 6 or 7 hens laying out of 15 so far. Got about 3 dozen so far.

 

[tlcmama]

congrats! Got my first on July 4th. My Welsummers are starting to lay good. Well I have 6 or 7 hens laying out of 15 so far. Got about 3 dozen so far.

YEAH!! go girls go go go

the fireworks must have popped those eggs right out!

 

[bwalden]

YEAH!! go girls go go go

the fireworks must have popped those eggs right out!

Lol, nope it has been so hot and dry here the fireworks were banned from being shot. But I'll take the eggs none the less.