Mark Meagher Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 We are so pleased with the new additions to our family. Persephone and Parthenope arrived two weeks ago and have settled into our home life so well we simply can't imagine what we did before they came. However, our burning question is - when can we expect our first egg? We are terribly excited but trying to manage our (and our neighbours') expectations! What should we eggspect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Wait for their faces to redden and their combs and wattles to develop. They will start to crouch - very obvious when you see it - and roughly a week later they will start laying. Things tend to take longer at this time of year as the daylight hours, which are a factor, are so much shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Liz Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I'm joining in this topic because I'm also waiting for our first egg and wondering how long it will take. It's the first question I get every day from people at work as well. We've had our girls for one month now and still nothing! They seem healthy and happy otherwise. I'll watch out for the things you mentioned, Egluntine, but is there anything I should be doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 we waited 8 weeks for our first egg. i took a pictural diary of the chooks . You see the wattles and combs developing over the weeks. Pics are on my collietalk space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
