Post your FIRST EGG pics!

[toynutz]

Our first egg... from Buffy, my 20-week old Campine. So proud of my little girl! (Store bought egg on the left for comparison.)

And a silly newbie question... should I remove it or leave it in the nest? She hid the decoy egg so well that I can not find it.. so I thought maybe I should leave her egg in the nest until I can get a new decoy egg.

 

[dominique man]

The first egg from our red sex link

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Our first egg... from Buffy, my 20-week old Campine. So proud of my little girl! (Store bought egg on the left for comparison.)



And a silly newbie question... should I remove it or leave it in the nest? She hid the decoy egg so well that I can not find it.. so I thought maybe I should leave her egg in the nest until I can get a new decoy egg.

Don't leave real eggs in the nest - it runs the risk of breakage (accidental or purposeful) which, at it's best, leads to a gross nest box and, at it's worst, runs the risk of birds developing a taste for raw eggs which can create an egg eating habit in your flock.

 

[Sandywitch]

Once all my girls have started laying, I will take all fake eggs out of the nestbox. I'll know by then that they all have the idea.

 

[toynutz]

Thank you, Ol Grey Mare and Sandywitch. This place has been so helpful in getting us fledged into the wacky world of chickenhood.

Don't leave real eggs in the nest - it runs the risk of breakage (accidental or purposeful) which, at it's best, leads to a gross nest box and, at it's worst, runs the risk of birds developing a taste for raw eggs which can create an egg eating habit in your flock.

Here is the flip side of the egg. Have to admit I felt sorry for her butt.. but she didn't make a peep and seems fine. I have read that a little blood is common on a first lay so I think she is okay and did a great job for her first time.

 

[vehve]

First egg for our last Finnish landrace Alho who wasn't laying! Virpi made a nice 36g egg, as big as the biggest we've gotten from her two sisters! They're now 26 weeks old.

 

[klyn]

Our first egg from Miss Piggy, our gold sexlink. So excited to find it!

She's been consistent and laying an egg a day since! It feels like a miracle everyday to find these beauties.

I can't wait for all of her gal pals to start laying too!

 

[DMoody]

My Easter Egger's first eggs.....


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[nina1marc2]

 

[pam s]

She's so cute! Is she a bantam?