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Title: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: cheriton on May 07, 2010, 14:41
 :D :D :D :D :D Can't believe it I went to poo pick yesterday when I got in from work and woohoo found an egg in the nest box!!!( not the pot egg  haha).

The proud egg layer was Bhuna ( we are very lucky to have different colour egg layers ) who has been very noisy today. My daughter and I did a little dance round the garden lol ::) sad or what.

I must be doing something right then - the egg was perfect albeit the size of a standard small egg, good shell and clean  :lol: :lol: We are going to wait for the next one then hubby is going to have them for breakfast. I did take pictures but although I have uploaded some pictures they are showing not being approved  for some reason :(
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: Manlea1 on May 07, 2010, 14:45
Well done  :)
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: carolbriar on May 07, 2010, 15:19
Congratulations :D  The first egg is always so exciting.  The next one is just as good. 
Carol
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: dizzylizzie on May 07, 2010, 16:17
congratulations!!!
but what do you mean you are going to wait for the next one so hubby can have it for breakfast??
HE DIDNT EVEN DO 'THE DANCE AROUND THE GARDEN'!!! :tongue2:
nope...thoes egg belong to you and your daughter....enjoy! :D :D
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: cheriton on May 07, 2010, 16:26
LOL Dizzy, I think hubby is extremely chicken out :) :). AFter weeks of every type of coop building me a larger run and every chicken question you can dream of he is burbling lol.

He may have done a dance but is waiting for 2 knee re-placements so we will have to wait for that one :) :) :).

Daughter  eats eggs but only the yolk so I wasn't going to let her waste it  ::) ::) .

I am hoping for an egg each for Sunday breakfast  ;)
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: dizzylizzie on May 07, 2010, 16:34
LOL Dizzy, I think hubby is extremely chicken out :) :). AFter weeks of every type of coop building me a larger run and every chicken question you can dream of he is burbling lol.

He may have done a dance but is waiting for 2 knee re-placements so we will have to wait for that one :) :) :).

Daughter  eats eggs but only the yolk so I wasn't going to let her waste it  ::) ::) .

I am hoping for an egg each for Sunday breakfast  ;)

 :nowink: :nowink:......its a waste i tell you-a waste :D, my little boy loves telling people he has timed his fresh egg! he watched it being laid, we brought it straight in and it was poached and on a slice of toast in 7 mins...now thats fresh! :D
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: uba on May 07, 2010, 17:10
Congratulations!! Tell Bhuna well done from me
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: calamityjane77 on May 07, 2010, 17:30
Well Done Bhuna! Its the best feeling ever that first egg ::)
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on May 07, 2010, 17:51
Congratulations!

Three years of collecting eggs and I never get tired of it. That excitement never goes.  :D
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: k4t1e195 on May 07, 2010, 19:46
congrats!!! still waiting for my first one. think everyone in and out of work and my family are sick of me goin on about chickens all the time. xx :)
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: hendreary on May 07, 2010, 19:49
I had my 60th egg today!!
Every single one was special.
I always thank my girls and give them a little treat.
That's sad!
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: cheriton on May 07, 2010, 19:56
Congratulations!! Tell Bhuna well done from me

Dizzy I think once we have had the now 2 eggs for brekkie on Sunday I am going to have the next once boiled with soldiers for breakfast or lunch lol
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: cheriton on May 07, 2010, 19:58
I had my 60th egg today!!
Every single one was special.
I always thank my girls and give them a little treat.
That's sad!
That isn't sad, I gave Bhuna and girls some mealworms as a thank you and even let her off bullying Balti LOL :D
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: Sopho on May 07, 2010, 21:58
Congratulations :D

 :D feels great doesn't it!!

Carried mine round for a few days showing everyone.

 :nowink:
Sopho
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: cheriton on May 07, 2010, 22:18
Congratulations :D

 :D feels great doesn't it!!

Carried mine round for a few days showing everyone.

 :nowink:
Sopho
Hi Sopho, I would love to carry mine around but I am too scared in case I break them ( Bhuna laid another today :) ). They are in eggcups waiting for breakfast on Sunday - they may be joined by another by then hopefully lol
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: 1st time veg grower on May 08, 2010, 10:46
I think I've still got at least three weeks to wait until I get my first egg (my chooks are 19 weeks old) but it doesn't stop me from checking the nest boxes every morning!!! :unsure: ::)

Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: nicky d on May 08, 2010, 16:50
i gave my little boy charlie a boiled egg and soldiers the other day, first time he tried it so i didnt do it too runny for him, he loved it and now wants to try an omlet.    nickyx
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: feelingbroody on May 09, 2010, 17:57
I cant wait for the first egg feeling  :) what a clever girl bhuna is. extra mealworms for her  :)
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: cheriton on May 10, 2010, 23:55
I have told Bhuna what a good girl she is and given her all your words of encouragement ;).

We are on egg 4 now :D :D :D :D she has laid everyday since Thursday except Sunday -still a standard small egg size but they stay at the top of the eggcup now instead of falling to the bottom  :).

Saturdays egg was retrived at 7am and withstood all their stomping around in the eggbox!!

Keep checking 1st time veg grower and feeling broody, I was routinely checking thinking not today when the nestbox opened and I couldn't believe it  ::)
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: feelingbroody on May 12, 2010, 12:39
My girls were hatched on 12th feb so when do you think they will start to lay?? anyone ??? they are hybrids of a nice size and I know will take a few weeks to settle but wondered as a rule of thumb when I should start to look   ???

Broody....thats me not the hens by the way  :D
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: Casey76 on May 12, 2010, 12:53
Feeling broody - if your chicks weren't hatched until Feb, you'll have a wait until the end of June at the earliest before you can expect any eggs (and that is still only 18 weeks).  I would be prepared for a wait until the end of Jul / beginning of Aug before the first eggs appear.
Title: Re: First egg yesterday!!
Post by: feelingbroody on May 13, 2010, 19:19
Feeling broody - if your chicks weren't hatched until Feb, you'll have a wait until the end of June at the earliest before you can expect any eggs (and that is still only 18 weeks).  I would be prepared for a wait until the end of Jul / beginning of Aug before the first eggs appear.

Thanks Casey, maybe just to keep my hubby interested I might plant a few  :nowink: but the red stamp on there might give me away lol. I am just excited at the thought of eggs but in the meantime it means the girls are settling in. Thanks for that though it clears it up as to when I can expect some at least  :)
Broody
ps  Casey, how long will they lay for then after that???