Single hen

[sunshinesupernova]

I've only been a chicken mummy for a couple of weeks. The 3 cream legbars came Saturday before last. Two of them are a bit lighter in colour and fairly wild / scatty. The third was just as scatty - but is really coming round over the last 4 days. She now comes running down the garden and is first equal at my feet with Feathers - grubbing....

 

The last couple of days, she's getting hungrier and hungrier (there is PLENTY of food !) and also putting her back to me and sticking her wings out and squawking. I can stroke her and she'll just sit there...... whereas she used to run a mile.

 

Chook has well developed comb and wattles - reddening nicely. Is this crouching and could I see a or soon ?

[Hen Watch]

Definate crouching behaviour and pre-laying increased appetite. May still be a little while, but definately she's gearing up for it. Fingers crossed.

[Plum]

Not long now

[Snowy]

They reckon a week between first crouch and first egg! How exciting!

[Chillicat]

Oh, not long now. We had an egg within the week from first crouch........how eggciting!

[fluffyknickers]

Me being an expert (joke - only had two eggs) says youll have an egg in a week!

 

It is such a great feeling.

x

[Larkspurs]

Crouching chicken, hidden egg!

[sunshinesupernova]

tiny little 40g perfect egg yesterday. Eagerly awaiting next one !

 

One egg from 4 in lay today - they must be saving them for tomorrow

[fluffyknickers]

YAY

[Larkspurs]

Congratulations!

[Chickvic]

Congratulations!

[Plum]

Well done that girl

[sunshinesupernova]

she's laid another tiny but perfect 40g ish egg today bless her. The other two legbars are looking like they'll lay in the next week or so too.

 

Will the eggs get bigger ? TBH - I don't really care anyway. Happy healthy hen and cute little perfect eggs

[the eggman cometh]

our cream legbar has an average egg weight of 57 grams

[Falkor]

she's laid another tiny but perfect 40g ish egg today bless her. The other two legbars are looking like they'll lay in the next week or so too.

 

Will the eggs get bigger ? TBH - I don't really care anyway. Happy healthy hen and cute little perfect eggs

 

Gin started laying Friday before last and the eggs started at 43 and have worked their way up a gram or two at a time and today she laid 54g. I think this is officially a "medium" egg.

(someone correct me of i am wrong)

[piptiddlepip]

The funny thing is, our Gytha has NEVER crouched for us and she's a really standoffish, stroppy chicken but she lays soem absolute whoppers. Well done though!

[brambles]

Crouching chicken , hidden eggs?