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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: r+lchick on February 08, 2010, 09:06:22 am

Title: Our first eggs
Post by: r+lchick on February 08, 2010, 09:06:22 am

First time keeping chickens and we have had them since last June.  We have finally been rewarded with our first eggs.  Three in total.  There was a lot of clucking before I left for work so I hope for another surprise when I get back tonight. 

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: langdon on February 08, 2010, 09:33:57 am

i will never forget our first eggs, that warm feeling after the egg has just
been laid.
hope you enjoy them for breakfast as much as i do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what breed have you?
we are going to start hatching ours soon :chook:

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: JulieS on February 08, 2010, 09:37:34 am

Congratulations!  You will always remember those first eggs  :)

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: whitby_sam on February 08, 2010, 09:50:48 am

Its a lovely feeling isn't it! Reassures you that they're happy and you're doing everything right and you'll never taste better eggs than the ones your own chickens have laid!

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: doganjo on February 08, 2010, 10:20:02 am

It's a super feeling - I'm just about to go and check mine.  I've had a duck egg last three mornings too so hopefully the othere sister will start laying again soon. Don't think their Mum is laying now - she must be about 8 or 9.  She was retreived by Allez day before yesterday so is in hiding and won't free range with the others just now - don't blame her either!

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: sagehen on February 08, 2010, 11:56:24 am

That's lovely! Our ex batts stopped laying when the days got shorter, although the other ones continued laying, but the exbatts have started laying again now.

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: little blue on February 08, 2010, 06:35:35 pm

Congratulations!  We took photos of our first eggs, after a longer than expected wait for them!!

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: r+lchick on February 09, 2010, 08:44:18 am

Quote from: langdon on February 08, 2010, 09:33:57 am

what breed have you?:chook:

The one that is laying is a Brahma cross.  Her and her 2 sisters are the oldest and we have 3 Marams which are 3-4 months younger.  Hevens know when they will start laying.  All very exiciting.  Another egg last night and by the way she was squarking this morning another tonight. (Cross fingers)  Ros

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: jameslindsay on February 13, 2010, 08:37:02 am

I got my first 2 duck eggs of the year this morning. Seems like ages since they stopped laying - hopefully a sign of better weather.

Title: Re: Our first eggs
Post by: pottsie on February 28, 2010, 10:12:15 am

I got my first double yoker from my own hens that i brought on from a Maran / Orpington. It's like christmas, even checking all the other eggs now and deciding which ones i'm going to use myself just in case there doubles!!!!!