Wing It Ranch

[WingItRanch]

Very pretty egg....

Hopefully this was a glitch and it gets overall darker but I'll take what they give me without complaint!

 

[wrathsfarm]

Hopefully this was a glitch and it gets overall darker but I'll take what they give me without complaint!

She's just getting the toner jets online, we watch the 1st 20-30 eggs for egg color average. With mine it's usually after the first week and then the color gets pretty consistent.

Angels first 18. All dated left to right, back row is the first 6.

 

[WingItRanch]

I *think* one of my marans laid their first egg. I found this egg in the middle of the coop (my hens all lay in the nest boxes). It's smaller than my usual eggs and it looks like it has darker "spray paint" on it.
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Here's an updated pic of the marans. My other pullets all still have smaller, paler combs.
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I lied. I must have misattributed the egg because I haven't received any other new ones this weekend and I've gone out to the coop every 30 min to stalk them. The darker Blue Marans is definitely showing signs. She's eating oyster shell for the first time and checked out the nest boxes at least 3 times today.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I lied. I must have misattributed the egg because I haven't received any other new ones this weekend and I've gone out to the coop every 30 min to stalk them. The darker Blue Marans is definitely showing signs. She's eating oyster shell for the first time and checked out the nest boxes at least 3 times today.

It happens, but from the looks of them it'll be happening soon! Chickens are sneaky like that

 

[WingItRanch]

It happens, but from the looks of them it'll be happening soon! Chickens are sneaky like that

They love to tease! Here Iwas thinking I'd be more patient this year now that the newness has worn off but I'm just as excited to see a new egg.