Faye&Ant Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hi all, looking for some advice, and you have always been so helpful One of my girls (27 weeks) keeps going off on her own in the garden in different places to hide. Normally our four girls follow each other around but today shes been hiding in the bushes and shrubs or going back to her nesting box. She also came into the house and tried to hide on one of the dining room chairs. I have never seen her act like this before as she is normally quite boistrous and cant bear to be without the others. The other poland is going frantic round the garden trying to find her, what should I do, do you think she is ok? Shes seems happy and is eating and drinking ok and I dont think she has been frightened by anything Do chickens have days when they just want to be on their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Sounds like she is looking for somewhere to lay to me have you checked the bushes when she comes out? She could be preparing herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I did wonder but then I thought I would have to wait until spring as it would be the first batch! She' s been scratching loads in the bush. Dont they lay eggs in the nesting box then where it is lovely and warm? Sorry for sounding stupid, and thanks for the advice Liz Faye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Holly has just laid her first egg, im a grandma and so proud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Whoo hoo Ours run up and down the side of the run looking agitated when they are ready to lay, I think that they are checking that things are safe before they go into the nest box. We are lucky that if ours are out they come back to the nest box to lay , but this may be because we only have a small garden. When I was little and we had bantam crosses they used to lay everywhere and we would sometimes find an abandoned clutch of eggs when we were gardening. It is worth keeping an eye on where she is laying. Finding eggs does not lose it's excitement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 congratulations - hope you did the egg dance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Well done Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol U Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Congratulations. There's nothing quite like the excitement of your first egg! Where did she lay it in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Congratulations on the egg. Well done that chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Congratulations It may be worth checking under the shrubs....todays egg might not have been the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waders Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hi, Great news about Holly and same question as Carol U - where did she lay it? Betty laid her first egg in the corner by the garage door and her second in the washing up bowl in the outside sink! She is now being a good girl and laying in the nest box. How are you going to eat it??? Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 She laid it on a towel on the dining room chair...... am hoping this isn't going to be the start of something It was just lucky that I was off work yesterday to watch it! I was so excited about it I phoned everyone, its just a shame my parents and friends didn't find it quite as exciting as I did She has been following Anthony around the garden today and keeps coming to the back door again to be let in but I havent done so far so will keep an eye out in the bushes later. Needless to say I was chuffed to pieces Did everyone else feel like this and did you want to eat it or frame it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 She likes to lay her eggs in style then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hurrah - sounds like an interesting one! Yes, we were all that proud when we got our first egg! I have heard of someone who has kept their first egg, but I wouldn't recommend it ! We were on a farm and my son found a rotten egg and dropped it - you really don't want to go there!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Needless to say I was chuffed to pieces Did everyone else feel like this and did you want to eat it or frame it Oh yes . I've got photos of our first eggs - in the nestbox, in an eggcup, in the frying pan. They also got weighed and entered in the Chicken Diary and the Egg Tally . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asolomio Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I read this last night and now can understand it very well! Isabella laid her first egg today, and she was VERY vocal for about ten minutes or so beforehand. I was getting worried there was something wrong, till she dissappeared into the eglu for another 10 minutes, and once again came out with a loud 'bok bok baaaark' to proudly announce she had laid an egg! And yes i did the egg dance ha We only got her yesterday and i never expected her to lay so soon! Im wondering if thats her 'thing' to make a big fuus just before an after she lays an egg Catherine x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkybijou Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Awwww, what a lovely story! I'm so jealous, and so eagerly anticipating that moment with my girls too! I've only had them two days and already I'm checking the nest. I maybe don't want to know the answer to this.... but what is the egg dance????!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asolomio Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 you'll know the one soon...where you dance around the garden like an idiot on finding your first egg, waving your arms in the air wildly....then realise that the neighbours might be watching and slope off into the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkybijou Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 ha ha ha ha ha! Yes, I can see I would do that, daft as I am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I took a picture of Scully's first egg as she was the first to lay. Here it is It's a wonderful moment. I was dancing around the garden holding it aloft. It's a wonder I didn't drop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Congratulations Asolomio, well done on your first egg!!! Most of my girls 'announce' when they have laid an egg. Winifred and Laverne announce when someone else has laid too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 That is a super picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Ha ha that was going to be my question - what is the egg dance?- now I know Anthony ate the egg this morning for breakfast and he said it was yum, I have a picture but dont know how to attach, watch this space....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Ha ha that was going to be my question - what is the egg dance?- now I know Anthony ate the egg this morning for breakfast and he said it was yum, I have a picture but dont know how to attach, watch this space....... Get a photobucket or flickr account and follow their instructions. Dead easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
