Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[Mar1a]

Of my five girls, 4 are about 23 weeks and one maybe about 21-22. Two are laying regularly. Two more have been crouching for the last week and a half, and the youngest started today.

 

One of the crouchers, my bluebelle, has been going in and out of the nest box for three days, for about 15 minutes at a time.

 

But there is STILL no egg from her

 

I swear she's doing it just to wind me up!

 

She only has today to get a first egg extra special treat from me because I'm starting worming week tomorrow!

[Valkyrie]

She's probably getting the urge but perhaps not ready yet. I remember a couple of mine would do that - and they were a couple of years old. Braxton Hicks then!

[Mar1a]

There was an egg in the next box this morning

 

My other two layers are mid-late morning/lunchtime layers so I'm not convinced it was either of them. When I compared it at home to the other possible culprit, it was completely different. It *almost* has a pinkish tinge to it, which leads to my bluebelle

[The Dogmother]

It usually takes about a week form the start of laying behaviour for them to lay their first egg.

[Mar1a]

I wish there was a "thanks" or "like" button on here!

 

We had 12 days from when they first started squatting.m

 

Today has been a TWO FIRST EGG day

[bokbok87]

Well done! Enjoy your first eggs I remember that experience very well!

Now I have the problem of too many eggs - I have got lovely neighbours who are quite willing to take a few boxes off my hands!