lay_a_lil_egg_for_me Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 well to start this is my first topic not too exciting but wanted to share my other firsts!!! this morning we woke to our first egg yey i was so excited i quickly picked it up to bring in the house then suddenly thought it would be much more excting for my daughter to find it so i went back and put it back in the eglu and called my little girl she went out with her little box and was so excited when she had an egg to put in it we think it was peppa's as jemima is a white star and the egg was a pinky brown colour! well anyway my little girl ate her little egg up saying it was delicious!! then another first today for us we clipped jemimas wing as a precaution (a bit nerve wracking), because when we first got them she escaped the box and flew and landed on the fence :-s . so once that was done we aloud them out free around the garden for the first time it was great they were so calm and seemed to love it and we did too, ive definitly fallen in love with our chickens they have amazing characters its great. im one very happy chicken owner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Congratulations on your first egg . What a lovely surprise for your daughter (I'm amazed you managed to keep quiet though ). My White Star is prone to jumping up on tree branches too . Luckily she just jumps back down again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Awww lovely...and really sweet of you to let your little girl find the first egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackian Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Welcome to the wonderful world of chicken keeping .. Don't forget there are always people on here if you want advice on anything .They have helped me loads.Congratulations on the wing clipping you are braver than me ,mine girls was done for me ...I was chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House MD 221B Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Awww that's wonderful Yes the first time we clipped their wings we were terrified we'd hurt them, we looked up so many diagrams and videos on how to do it, but once you've done it a couple of times it's a sinch. Although we didn't clip our Bantam's wings, seeing as she was so little and couldn't jump as high as the other big girls to begin with we thought it a bit unfair to clip hers. When you get more chickens be it soon or in a few years, the feeling doesn't change waiting for each one to lay their first egg, it's still as exciting as the first time. Many congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Having chickens is one of the best things ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
