sjp Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) my Easter hatched CLB has finally laid her first egg today at 35 weeks old it looks a nice shade of blue I think but I'll have to wait until it's light tomorrow before I'm sure. she's spent nearly all day in the nest box then just as it starts to get dark she lays it on in the run about a foot from the door I just about missed standing on it that's now doubled the number of girls that are now laying as one of the older girls re started yesterday now up to 4 Edited January 13, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I would just love some fresh eggs. A couple of red faces here but that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 I've been lucky this winter I've only had one full week without eggs back in early November but I'd had 2 good weeks before then so I had enough to cover my customer's requirements on all but one week when I had to owe her an egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 my 3rd pullet started to lay Sunday she's about 26 weeks old barnvelder cuckoo maran cross and laid a nice dark brown egg with darker brown speckles dads the maran her mom also started to lay on the same day she's nearly 2 yrs old and still lays the smallest eggs of the lot of them for her size my 6 yr old maran welsummer cross started Friday and is already out laying the other girls that are laying she's laid 4 out of 5 days all I need to do now is to figure old with of the other older girls has started to lay as I've now had 2 large sized latte coloured eggs, but I've got 4 in that mob that lay eggs that colour and all have bright red head gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Your Barnevelder x Maran must be lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Your Barnevelder x Maran must be lovely she looks more or less like a cuckoo maran (her dad) but has yellow legs like her mom but a lot more chilled out and a lot more inquisitive that her mom was at that age but her mom was raised as a pair with this pullets dad (and until she started to moult in October she was is shadow) she was part of a quartet 2 girls and 2 boys all broody raised she's got a nice temperament and when I can catch her and pick her up she don't try to take chunks out of me like some of the others do. over all she's becoming one of my favourites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
