Single hen

[jan_novice_chicken_keeper]

 

Our first egg!!!

 

I am very, very, very excited indeed!!!

 

I just went to check they were OK before bedtime, and there was a lovely egg (54g), stone cold, nestling in the aubiose in the nest. As it was cold I must have missed the laying of it by quite a while. I took them lots of grapes to say thank you.

 

I think it must be Dotty who laid as she has been in and out of the eglu quite a bit (although she has been taking the other 2 for company), and when I tried to catch her the other day she squatted, which Delores and Dib Dab do not yet do. But the egg is a lovely pinky creamy beige colour - and Dotty is a speckledy and supposed to lay chestnut brown eggs! A bit of a conundrum!! I can see I'll have to watch them like a hawk tomorrow.

 

Jan

[The Jazz Girls]

Many congratulations - it's a thrilling moment.

 

Here's to lots more!!!

 

A

[Guest]

Wow, how exciting. I hope you did the egg dance?

 

[beach chick]

hoorah! speaking as one who had my first 2 egg day today - here here, may there be lots more!

[Kathy C]

Congratulations Jan and Beach chick!

[Egluntyne]

Congratulations to you both!