helenmb Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) First 4 egg day plus - I was very pleased to find a beautiful white egg nestling in with three other eggs this morning a present from one of my two Leghorns - not sure which one though. We had been told that one could lay a blue egg (Pearl the Splash Leghorn) as her mother layed blue eggs so she was hatched from a bluey. Breeder thinks that a Legbar must have got in somewhere in the past . So will have to be extra vigilent tomorrow to see if I can spot which girlie it is. The weighed in at 48g (the one to the right is 64g). Am eagerly awaiting my first blue one now from Evadne! Edited January 16, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Oh wow...very pretty. COngratulations. I wonder if I have room for a white egg layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 I wonder if I have room for a white egg layer. I'm sure you could squeeze one in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 That does look lovely, as I am hoping to expand the flock, a white egg layer would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think I might have worked out who layed it as Marigold the Buff Mottled Leghorn always insists on sleeping in the nest even when I move her she still manages to move back. I say 'manages', as Dorabella my (now rather large) Speckled Sussex always roosts in the doorway through to the nest with her head poking into the nest and her bum over the roosting bars. She is so big now she fills the hole , she looks hilarious Tonight Marigold has roosted with the other 6 so maybe it is her who layed the plus, she has grown an enormous (now floppy) comb in the last 2 weeks, no crouching though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Lovely egg Helen - our Exchequer Leghorn has stopped laying for the winter. We're still awaiting our first blue egg from Bunty (we got her last May!) so hopefully when the spring comes it'll be all systems go! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Oh wow...very pretty. COngratulations. I wonder if I have room for a white egg layer. I was just wondering the same thing now we have lost our only white egg layer. We miss those lovely white eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 I was just wondering the same thing now we have lost our only white egg layer. We miss those lovely white eggs. Go on you know you want to Sadly no white eggs today though. Plus my other Leghorn's comb has almost doubled in size since the beginning of the week. So hopefully even more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Oooh, pretty. I don't have any white egg layers, (or any egg layers for the minute!). I usually get a nice chocolatey brown egg from Spice, a blue one from Molly and pale brown eggs from Muddles/Starlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Well done!! I think the white eggs are magical, so pretty and pure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Well after this post i just HAD to get a little white star . . . . she's beautiful . . . . can't wait for her eggs now . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I love the white eggs as well. My whitestar has a huge comb and is laying like a good 'un, but I've never seen her crouch as I can't get close enough to her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Well it is definitely Marigold the Buff Mottled Leghorn laying as I've caught her in the act a couple of times this week. The eggs are so lovely and smooth too - much more so than my other girls' eggs. Just waiting for my other 3 new girls to join her. Hopefully we will then have another white egg layer (or maybe blue from what the breeder told us) and either blue or olive from our Cream Legbar and a standard egg colour from our Speckled Sussex. Marigold the White Egg Layer (after doing a bit of 'gardening' for me ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Marigold is so beautiful . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Marigold is so beautiful . . I'm just off out to make sure they've all gone to bed so I'll tell her (I think she knows though!) . She is very cheeky too as she is always the one to make a break for it if she thinks she can slip behind my legs when I go into their run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Aww, she's lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
