dancing cloud Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Having always had ex-batts before, I'd not experienced the wait for baby girls to grow up and produce eggs, but now the wait is over, as Myrtle has laid her first eggy . Despite getting covered in mud, the egg dance has been danced ! At 49g, it won't exactly feed a family for a week, but it's small and perfectly formed and a good mid-brown colour. Marguerite's eggs may be dark brown, when she gets around to laying some, but she isn't even crouching yet. I've tried showing her Myrtle's egg and a box of Paxo to outline her options , but she just gives me the look ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Well done Myrtle - hope it wasn't too much of a shock for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 well done Myrtle - and inthe short dark winter as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Well done Myrtle Hope Marguerite works it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayleybug Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 well done Myrtle! and what pretty names your chooks have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Many congrats!!! 1st eggs are always yummy! I have 3 babies I'm waiting for eggs from, probably end of jan/feb time.......then I'll be doing the egg dance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 First eggs are so eggciting I am waiting for the four bantams I hatched at Easter to start laying one has started but now stopped so I think the others will lay in the spring when the weather improves. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Muddy was more icy today and there was another lovely egg from Myrtle 52g this time! what pretty names your chooks have! Aaww, thank you! They were going to be Twilight for the Bluebell and either Moonlight or Starlight for the Speckledy, but the Bluebell just didn't look like a Twilight and did look like a Myrtle, so there it was . I then had to think of another flowery name beginning with M to continue the theme, and neither Marigold nor Melissa suited, and Mugwort was just not pretty enough, so Marguerite she became. Myrtle knows her name and answers to it, Marguerite doesn't seem to, but then she does appear to be younger so she might catch up eventually. I'll let you know when I next have a reason to do the egg dance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
