Chuckov Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Oh boy how eggcited was I!! I noticed yesterday that someone had been shuffling around in the nesting box and they don't normally go in there. Then today, Nutmeg was acting really oddly when we let them out after breakfast to free range - squawking really loudly, trying to roost on the barbeque (their usual roosting place if we don't physically put them back in the run in the evening!), so I put her back in the run. Twenty minutes later, she went into the Eglu, and stayed in there for 45 minutes....when she came back out again, she'd laid us a beautiful, small but perfect brown egg! I later weighed it at a respectable 43g. Here it is taking pride of place on my Skelter: I have just given it to my mum for her birthday as she's desperate to get an Eglu but my dad isn't having it! Very relieved, was starting to think we would NEVER get an egg! So proud of my little hen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Congratulations! It's a wonderful feeling isn't it? Always seems like a little miracle to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookylover Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Congratulations! What a lovely birthday present to give! Much better than chocolate or flowers! Clare x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Congratulations! You never forget your first egg it looks very grand on your egg skelter! clever chook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxBaz Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Like you, beginning to wonder when I would find one in the nest box - all four girls arrived on 19th March - three of them have quite red combs/wattles (the fourth one doesn't even have any wattles yet) and on Saturday Edwina came up trumps! 50g - some time mid morning. On Sunday, nothing - so let them out in the run while I cleaned the eglu/cube. About 11.30 Edwina was absolutely shrieking at me - very very annoyed - so closed everything up, opened the door and she went flying up the steps as fast as she could. There were lots of noises and bits of straw were flying about - but 20 minutes later she casually walked down the steps and back into the run (she still had straw on her back) This one was 60g - can't wait for todays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 On Sunday, nothing - so let them out in the run while I cleaned the eglu/cube. About 11.30 Edwina was absolutely shrieking at me - very very annoyed - so closed everything up, opened the door and she went flying up the steps as fast as she could. There were lots of noises and bits of straw were flying about - but 20 minutes later she casually walked down the steps and back into the run (she still had straw on her back) This one was 60g - can't wait for todays! That made me laugh love the way they throw the straw around ( wood shavings in our case ) Lottie actually managed to bury her egg this morning, she was so enthusiastic with the throwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Congratulations! I love the picture of it in solitary splendour in the skelter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Yay!!!!!!! Well done Nutmeg and Emma!!!!! I'm so pleased for you - it is soooo exciting! Lovely pics and a perfect egg! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 what a beautiful clean egg.. Now it's stopped raining, perhaps mine'll come back into lay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Thanks all, we've had an egg a day so far and they're slowly increasing in size, so it looks like Nutmeg is well away...Ginger is crouching properly now so I don't imagine she'll be far behind! However...I thought that I would love eggs from my own chickens, but actually, I look at them and can't even think of eating them! it must sound very strange, but it's true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druids57 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Do you know I felt exactly the same Im not an egg lover anyway but cant really believe I could ever eat one of the ones my girls laid. I am so glad you said that Chuckov I thought I was a little crazy (well you know I know I am but even more than I thought I was ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
