Evy’s Eggventures

[the_peanut_coop]

Thanks for the tag I'll be following and hoping they lay soon : -)

 

[Dr Evy]

Some updated pictures! My girls are getting so big and so pretty. I’ve convinced myself that they will start laying any day now, even though the oldest (Rosie & Bean) are just 16 weeks old today. Realistically I think it’ll be around 18-20 weeks, but I’m still hopeful.
I bought leg bands for the girls so that my family could tell them apart.
Red- Rosie
Yellow- Chunky
Green- Cricket
Blue- Bean
Purple- Penny
White- June

It’s been hot this week and the girls are struggling! High of 95°F today and super humid. The last super hot day this week thankfully. Definitely not as hot as where some of you live though! I’ve been giving my chickens frozen corn and I’ve been freezing one of their waterers and that seems to be helping.

 

[TwoCrows]

Some updated pictures! My girls are getting so big and so pretty. I’ve convinced myself that they will start laying any day now, even though the oldest (Rosie & Bean) are just 16 weeks old today. Realistically I think it’ll be around 18-20 weeks, but I’m still hopeful.
I bought leg bands for the girls so that my family could tell them apart.
Red- Rosie
Yellow- Chunky
Green- Cricket
Blue- Bean
Purple- Penny
White- June View attachment 3590562View attachment 3590563View attachment 3590564View attachment 3590579View attachment 3590570View attachment 3590574

It’s been hot this week and the girls are struggling! High of 95°F today and super humid. The last super hot day this week thankfully. Definitely not as hot as where some of you live though! I’ve been giving my chickens frozen corn and I’ve been freezing one of their waterers and that seems to be helping.

Beautiful flock! ❤ The Australorps won't start laying until week 24-26, they take longer to mature. Stay cool out there! ❄

 

[Chikyboy]

Did any of the mystery eggs ever hatch?

 

[Dr Evy]

Did any of the mystery eggs ever hatch?

No
I’m not sure what happened. They all died off slowly and then like three at one time. I recalibrated the calibrated thermometer and it was perfect, and I did the humidity the same as always. So maybe my temperature spiked or something
Very disappointing but oh well, you win some you lose some. I’ll try again next year

 

[Chikyboy]

No
I’m not sure what happened. They all died off slowly and then like three at one time. I recalibrated the calibrated thermometer and it was perfect, and I did the humidity the same as always. So maybe my temperature spiked or something
Very disappointing but oh well, you win some you lose some. I’ll try again next year

That sucks. Last year I forgot to turn the turner on, so they all died. The eggs were free, so it wasn't like I had done that with ayam cemani eggs that cost $200. Better luck next year.

 

[Dr Evy]

At 21 weeks and 4 days we have our first egg! Rosie wins!!

 

[Dr Evy]

And already #2! They’re so small! Mini eggs haha

 

[Dr Evy]

Is Rosie the one pictured?

Yes!

 

[Dr Evy]

A little update:
Penny started laying a couple weeks ago, and Chunky laid her first egg today! Penny’s are much darker and larger than Rosie’s or Chunky’s.
I’m giving a dozen eggs to my grandparents for Christmas!