chickenNutter Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 It has finally happened! After 34 weeks and 1 day - my first ever egg! It is very tiny, so I suspect it came from the bottom of one of my two bantams. The two suspects.... Mabel, my Frizzle or Hetty my Pekin (I think she's a Pekin?) I am so excited, I have phoned or e-mailed everyone I know. I am a very happy Chickenmummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Wonderful news. That Hetty is no Pekin though.. I'd have to see a clearer pic to get an idea of what she is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Brilliant - how will you have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Boiled, tomorrow morning. Hope it is a double yoker! Jolly clever to do a proper egg first off, I thought, I was expecting a jelly egg some time next spring! I'm not sure Hetty is a Pekin either, but I am a beginner. I will try to get a better photo this weekend when it is light, and we can have a straw poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fur 'n' Feathers Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Is that a "demon cat" we see in the photo, eyeing up dinner? Congratulations by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Is that a "demon cat" we see in the photo, eyeing up dinner? Congratulations by the way! That's Fat Stan - everything is dinner to him, he breaks into the ginuea pig hutch and eats their food, has eaten my daughter's plasticine, and on one fateful day, broke into the shopping bags and ate two Tunnocks Caramel wafers and then stole a visiting workman's Pepperami. He was an obese kitten at 6 weeks, and is the original couch potato. I used to have him on diet food from the vets, but have given up now as he never lost any weight anyway. I must learn how to do the red eye thing on photoshop though! It does make him look evil. Sadly he is too stupid to be evil, apparently it goes with the medical condition that causes him to be overwight. He is fat but happy though, Bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Fantastic news about the egg! It's really exciting. I'm still excited every time I empty the nest box, remembering the first egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganchooks Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Yay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Freeloaders no more. I hope it's yummy and that they keep it up. See you Friday, P.S. Yes, I am still away facilitating that course, but I've had enough of their company for 1 day so sneaked off to bed and errr, ended up on here... I'm missing the chickens! OH is complaining that it's cold and took him an hour to clean them out this morning P.P.S. I like the door mat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 ......I suspect it came from the bottom of one of my two bantams........ I think you might be right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 yes it is definitely Hetty the non-Pekin. She laid another today and was still sitting on it when I looked in the eglu before I let the girls out. It was still warm. Aaaaah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
