HasSumAmi Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 OMG! One of the girls has laid an EGG!!! I went to puff up their nest box and there it was... It's small, but perfectly formed, with a slight reddish spot about the size of a 5p on one side. I cannot believe it!! Neither of them has been crouching so I didn't think I'd get an egg for a while, but there it was... What a perfect Easter Egg! For a moment I thought my son had popped one into the nest box to trick me, but when I picked it up I realised it was for real. I sort of jumped up and down and said to my neighbour's daughter: "It's an egg! Our first egg!" Think she thought I had slightly lost the plot. Not sure which one laid it. Omlet is bigger and her comb and wattles are slightly redder, but neither of them has really red comb and wattles. Very happy. Even DH seems impressed in a cool, manly fashion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Congratulations! Another hen with perfect timing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Wow, another genuine Easter egg! Some of mine just don't crouch - Nutmeg is too shy, and I think it's beneath Angelica's highly-bred dignity to pay any attention to humans! Esme on the other hand is a little tart and crouches the moment I open the back door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HasSumAmi Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Well, glad NOT crouching is OK. Both girls let me stroke them for a second or two, and when I try and do that, they go low as if to escape me, but it's not crouching. They chase me when I go out into the garden. Omlet even jumped on my lap one evening Greed is of course their only motive, but no activity even vaguely resembles a crouch. Anyway, I managed to get a photo of the egg loaded up onto the Omlet gallery - it's at: club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=25729 It looks like every other egg around, but well, it's special to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Ranger Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 HI HasSumAmi , congrats on the first egg !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 You never forget the FIRST egg ! - congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Congratulations HasSumAmi! Have you eaten it yet? Did you weigh it? Here's hoping you have many more! Dolce has been laying daily since Friday. Bella hasn't started yet, but has become a bit more tame, crouching when I try to stroke her, I'm sure it won't be long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Think she thought I had slightly lost the plot. Probably, but who cares? YOU HAVE AN EGGGGGGGGGG!!!!! perfect Easter pressie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Wonderful! What a great Easter pressie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 One of mine has never crouched either and she has been laying for over a month - well done and extra special on Easter Sunday. (My daughter left me my Easter egg in the Eglu - but luckily had the sense to lock the chickens out of it first! Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 My bantams don't crouch and two out of three are laying now. My hybrids on the other hand....Magpie has been crouching now for 13 days I worked out today and nothing, zero, nada, zip in the way of eggs. Sylvie started crouching today, at this rate she'll start laying before Magpie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirkwood Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 hey thats great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Fab news It's as if our chooks know it's Easter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Someone should tell my Magpie - she's been crouching for 13 days and no eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...