Henhathnofury Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Tomorrow at 11am. I have eggster-sensory perception! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Tomorrow at 11am. I have eggster-sensory perception! I'm soooo going to check at 11 o'clock!! Well, 5 past, give her chance to get up They've gone to bed now, eggless again I've got the fabulous bacon out of the freezer today so it'd better be tomorrow or Saturday or they're in big trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy36 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Poor you... the wiating for the first egg does seem endless - and we only had to wait a week! They do lay at any time mine are just as likely to lay in the afternoon as morrning... my latest has been arond 6pm. I think i said about 10 days from when you first see crouching ... so that slap up brekkie will be before the endof the weekend,,, DEFINITELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EGG EGG EGG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 Tomorrow at 11am. I have eggster-sensory perception! Well here we are at 10.45 and is she in the nest box getting ready Noooooo, she's out in the run bold as brass, not even looking ashamed of herself She is looking rather huffed about all the wind we have here today though but I have no sympathy for her Until she lays an egg, we're not talking ....until later on when the kids come home and they all come out to play that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Nah, nah,nah,nah,nahhhhh One of my POL laid an egg in the box on the way home. Unfortunately someone stood on it and broke it Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 :lol: Nah, nah,nah,nah,nahhhhh One of my POL laid an egg in the box on the way home. Unfortunately someone stood on it and broke it Jx Hmmm - am I more jealous of that or the fact that you're in central France ????? Sadly, the egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy36 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Wot, still no egg!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on Beaky, come on Beaky.... Lets hope its eggs for Weekend brekkie..... she must give up soon! Tomoorow at 10.53am...tell her an egg or the paxo - she will get the picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 STILL NO EGG Are you lot having me on?? Do they really lay eggs??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 How old are your girls again? Don't want to worry you but 2 of mine were 28 weeks and one was 39 weeks before they laid. (Although the 39 week one laid 10 tiny eggs a month after she arrived, then stopped for 3 months .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 They'll be around 23 weeks now so not exactly ancient yet, I think I'd be a lot less bothered if the breeder hadn't said Beaky was about ready to lay and got my hopes up!! We had our big breakfast this morning with shop bought eggs, I've given up hope now Bet they all wait til we go on hols in 5 weeks and then lay like mad for our friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddleduck Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 they'll be 22 weeks same as 2 of my lazy little ladies Katie! Elsy is my worst at 24 weeks. How impatient are we!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy36 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 naughty girls witholding eggs! My Goldline ayed at 20wks and her comb is no bigger than your pic, so she may not be long! Fingers toes and eyes crossed for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 Still nothing the little madams!! I assume you neither, Puddleduck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My 'next week' vote is looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddleduck Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Still nothing the little madams!! I assume you neither, Puddleduck? Not a sausage .... which would be quite impressive!!!!! though at the moment I would be more impressed by an egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 I definitely think they're all having us on Pudleduck, I reckon eggs come from trees or something!! Ours are definitely 23 weeks - they were 'around 18 weeks' when we got them (apparantly) and we've had them for 5 long weeks today! I have started calling them our 'ornamental hens' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddleduck Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I dreamt elsy layed a huge big blue egg last night. I am very disappointed today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Oh no how awful! I took some new photos yesterday - I think Butterfly might overtake and lay first, what do you think? Beaky And Butterfly Mrs Little hasn't changed a bit though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddleduck Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 As you said before 'do chickens really lay eggs???????????' hmmm I have no idea, heres some more pics of mine I don't think they have changed since the last ones though! Sorry photobucket is ignoring the fact that I have resized this one!!!!!!! Daisy is normally far more red than this I am sure she was just being awkward for the camera! 23 weeks Doris again looking a bit pale 23 weeks Elsy 25 weeks approx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Look at all those lovely chooks!! Little do they know that the pressure is on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Look at all those lovely chooks!! Little do they know that the pressure is on!! Oh they know it alright, not a day goes by I don't remind them - bet Puddleduck does too!! You got some great shots there Puddleduck, it's all I can do to get mine on shot never mind such great head shots! I swear I heard Mrs Little shout 'no paps please' last time I got the camera near her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
