First Eggs

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Sorry but I just have to let you all know one of our hens has just laid it first egg. :D This is the first time we have kept hens, we've had them less than 2 weeks and we not only got one egg in the morning but another one during the day. How cool is that.
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Ahh..... Isn't it exciting?
Makes you realise just how miracuolous an egg really is, not to mention the clever girlies!!

I am still appreciative, 5 months on, and thank each and everyone of my girlies when they have laid. (As they make suck a racket after laying its not difficult to praise the right one!)

Enjoy, and marvel ;)
 
Congratulations!
I had my first egg from my sabelpoots about a month ago, I had a smile on my face all that day.
I now get an egg from each of my 3 girls everyday, which is fortunate as it takes 3 sabelpoot eggs to equal the size of the eggs I used to buy :lol:
 
We've now had three eggs in three days. :D

We are still feeding them 'growers mash' does anyone know when we should start introducing 'layers pellets'. I thought about starting introducing a few pellets at a time and then switching over to layers within 2-3 weeks or should I keep them on 'growers' for a few more weeks.
 
As soon as my poots started laying I began to introduce layers pellet.
This was done gradually over the course of a week.
I then left it another week or so before eating any eggs, just to make sure the coccidiostat from the medicated growers pellets was out of their systems.
 
What is coccidiostat? I thought the growers just had enhanced nutrients?
 
HI ,i thought the same as you. if you read hippie chicks post " is this a record" on june 22 it might explain a bit nore.i had loads of questions too and this post really helped me :)
 
Thanks Tim for the link. I've just checked the growers mash - It is Marriages Poultry Growers Mash and going through the ingredients couldn't find any mention of ACS.

It has : Oil (3.3%), Protein (15%), Fibre (5.0%), Ash (5.4%), Lysine Methionine (0.3%), Vit A, Vit D3, Vit E, Copper, BHT and Phyzyme.

So hopefully its OK to eat the eggs :?
 
looks like they are ok,had a look at the feed site, appears only the chick crumbs are ACS. Enjoy!!!!
 
Yes, I think you are right, Marriages only put ACS in their chick crumbs, (aimed at chicks 0 to 8 weeks) all their other feeds are ACS free.

I knew that egg tasted good :D
 
Yes, that's right Marriages Poultry Growers are usually ACS free - I'm using some here for my ducklings.

Tim
 
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