crazygal Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I have 3 gingernut rangers, how long on average will we have to wait for that elusive first egg?! And how did you celebrate- did you poach/scramble/boil etc etc?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hi Welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of chickens. We had our gingernut girls at the beginning of September and they all came into lay within about 3 weeks, although I think the dark days may have an impact on this. I'm sure someone will be along soon to confirm this. Jue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 sounds about right to me. I got mine in Sept 06 and they lay pretty much all the time - although Clara is a bit erratic as she is moulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waders Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hi, My girls arrived mid December and Betty (gingernut) has from last weekend started laying daily. Her first egg was the weekend before last and I thought she was quite poorly! She wasn't bossing the others like normal and she laid it in the corner by our garage door! The second she laid in a washing up bowl in the outside sink! I worried that I would have to play hunt the egg but she is now laying in the Eglu. I had my first egg as a dippy egg with soldiers! It was EGGcellent! Someone on the forum suggested that if I wanted them soft-boiled then to wait a couple of days then the shell comes away more easily. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iChicken Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 We got our 1st egg today... http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=21582 We bought our chickens on the 1st dec so waited around six and a half weeks. Haven't decided how to cook it yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 When we got our first egg the whole family gathered round. We broke it into the frying pan and YAY a double yoker I love chickens!! Chili xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 We got our 1st egg today... http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=21582 We bought our chickens on the 1st dec so waited around six and a half weeks. Haven't decided how to cook it yet... Congratulations. It is such a thrill isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Welcome to the forum . Hope you're enjoying your chickens! I got my 3 early September. Two started laying end November aged 28 weeks, the other (2 wks older) laid 10 eggs in Sept/Oct but hasn't laid any since . It's a case of wait and see . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I had my first egg as a dippy egg with soldiers! It was EGGcellent! Me too! I remember it as a seminal moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
