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Look what I found in the chicken coop today
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cheyannarach
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llama momma
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Look what I found in the chicken coop today
My first eggs!
They were hiding behind the roosting bars and not in the nest where I was expecting. I was beginning to think I had roosters instead of hens.
I am so eggsited
They were hiding behind the roosting bars and not in the nest where I was expecting. I was beginning to think I had roosters instead of hens.
I am so eggsited
bnoles- Posts : 804
Join date : 2012-08-16
Location : North GA Mountains Zone 7A
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Aww...that must feel so great!
How many are you expecting to get each week?
CC
How many are you expecting to get each week?
CC
CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
Join date : 2012-05-20
Age : 68
Location : elbow of the Cape, MA, Zone 6b/7a
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Thanks CC. I have 3 buff orpingtons and they are said to average about 5-6 eggs per week so I figure 15-18 per week if all goes well.
bnoles- Posts : 804
Join date : 2012-08-16
Location : North GA Mountains Zone 7A
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Good for you! They look adorable!
Marc Iverson- Posts : 3638
Join date : 2013-07-05
Age : 62
Location : SW Oregon
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Congratulations I am so happy for you! May your girls be healthy and happy and be terrific producers.
llama momma
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4921
Join date : 2010-08-20
Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Are they little eggs? My friend who has chickens call her hens' first eggs, practice eggs.
I can appreciate your eggcitement.
I can appreciate your eggcitement.
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Eggactly I feel the eggscitement too , you must be eggstatic , be careful the yolk is not on you , lest you have to tread on eggshells in further posts.
plantoid- Posts : 4096
Join date : 2011-11-09
Age : 73
Location : At the west end of M4 in the UK
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
I grew up on brown eggs. We started with red, white, black, brown, and pepper; by 5 years into it, all the peppers and blacks were killed by local dogs, hawks, snakes, owls, etc. Or they just did not make the cut due to low production. Keep the nesting hens happy and they will keep you swimming in omelets.
Be sure to keep them well fed and watered. Rocks, dirt, and sources of calcium also help for their digestion and egg-shell strength.
And watch your step!
Be sure to keep them well fed and watered. Rocks, dirt, and sources of calcium also help for their digestion and egg-shell strength.
And watch your step!
batmap- Posts : 70
Join date : 2013-06-27
Age : 54
Location : Texas
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Those posts sure got my day stated cheerfully! Congratulations on your beautiful eggs!
Triciasgarden- Posts : 1634
Join date : 2010-06-04
Age : 69
Location : Northern Utah
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Thank you all for the wonderful and cheerful posts about my eggs. I knew they were due any day, but to go out and actually find your first eggs is something that can only be defined by first hand experience.
Yes, the eggs were smallish and I think the term "practice eggs" fits the bill well. Can't wait to see what I find today, I put a couple of eggs on the nest box to see if that would draw them to laying in it.
Yes, the eggs were smallish and I think the term "practice eggs" fits the bill well. Can't wait to see what I find today, I put a couple of eggs on the nest box to see if that would draw them to laying in it.
bnoles- Posts : 804
Join date : 2012-08-16
Location : North GA Mountains Zone 7A
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
bnoles, funny you should mention putting an egg back in the nest box. I remember my grandmother, who raised chickens for pin money, had some ceramic fake eggs she put in some of the nest boxes to get the hens to lay their eggs there instead of trying to hide them in the chicken yard. Thanks for the memory...I'd forgotten that little bit until now. Nonna
Nonna.PapaVino- Posts : 1437
Join date : 2011-02-07
Location : In hills west of St. Helens, OR
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Yay, congrats, that's so eggciting!!
cheyannarach- Posts : 2037
Join date : 2012-03-21
Location : Custer, SD
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Congratulations
You can have the eggs, I'll take the other stuff...
You can have the eggs, I'll take the other stuff...
jimmy cee
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 2215
Join date : 2013-02-16
Age : 88
Location : Hatfield PA. zone 6b
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Congrats on now producing your own eggs. Terrific. Can we see pics of the ladies that are doing all this work?
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Eggs laid by a hen less than one year old are called Pullet eggs. USDA grade A large eggs must weigh a minimum of 24 oz per dozen -- just as a reference point.bnoles wrote:Thank you all for the wonderful and cheerful posts about my eggs. I knew they were due any day, but to go out and actually find your first eggs is something that can only be defined by first hand experience.
Yes, the eggs were smallish and I think the term "practice eggs" fits the bill well. Can't wait to see what I find today, I put a couple of eggs on the nest box to see if that would draw them to laying in it.
Bill
mrwes40- Posts : 123
Join date : 2012-04-12
Location : Zone 6b (Central Connecticut)
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Bnoles I had been thinking about your chickens and them not laying their first eggs in the nest and was going to suggest that you put some in the nest to give them the idea. Maybe you can also block off the area where they first laid their eggs. Let us know if it worked and how your chickens and eggs are doing.
Triciasgarden- Posts : 1634
Join date : 2010-06-04
Age : 69
Location : Northern Utah
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Thanks Tricia! They are still being a little stubborn about not using the nest even with 2 eggs sitting in it. Right now they are making nests in the floor shavings of the coop wherever they take a notion and laying the egg.
Hey... they are still teenagers and always think they know best
Hopefully they will come around
Hey... they are still teenagers and always think they know best
Hopefully they will come around
bnoles- Posts : 804
Join date : 2012-08-16
Location : North GA Mountains Zone 7A
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Teenagers, lol! Chickens can be stubborn, mine were! Maybe if you make where they are laying their eggs not so inviting they may get the hint. I say "may" on purpose! How about tying them to the nest until they lay their egg. Honestly I am just kidding.
Triciasgarden- Posts : 1634
Join date : 2010-06-04
Age : 69
Location : Northern Utah
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Chicken Tip: To get them to lay eggs in your boxes place a golf ball in the nest. It actually works, I have used this method for years. Most feed stores sell wooden or ceramic fake eggs if you don't happen to have any golf balls.
There is an added bonus to this also, when your birds get broody they will sit on the golf ball or fake egg and you can continue to take your fresh eggs without interupting her natural brood cycle.
There is an added bonus to this also, when your birds get broody they will sit on the golf ball or fake egg and you can continue to take your fresh eggs without interupting her natural brood cycle.
happycamper- Posts : 304
Join date : 2010-05-26
Location : East County Portland, OR
Re: Look what I found in the chicken coop today
Groan.plantoid wrote: Eggactly I feel the eggscitement too , you must be eggstatic , be careful the yolk is not on you , lest you have to tread on eggshells in further posts.
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