Omlet cube and run

[The Dogmother]

No, not me!

 

Lavinia, our elderly lavender pekin must be about 7.5 or 8 years old now and has been barren for at least 3 years. She's been a brilliant broody mum over the years but never produced any eggs. I was puzzled about the tiny cream coloured eggs appearing in the nest box and finally caught her in the act the other day. We are now graced with about 3 wee eggs a week... perfect quality, good strong shells and sturdy, well-formed yolks.

 

What a star!

 

 

[mollyripkim]

Bless her heart, she is so cute. I hope my little pekin lives that long.

[The Dogmother]

She was looking a bit pale and grubby there, having diverted her energies to hatching those wee darlings.

[Chicken deficient]

I think one of my elderly pekins has laid and egg too. The other is properly flumpy broody at the moment. I was planning a hatch, but I was apprehensive about using her as a broody, given her age. Maybe I should have let her!

[Chortle Chook]

Oh she and her young ones are so cute. What an amazing lady (I was going to say 'old lady' but that seems rude given her maternal status )

[sandyhas3chucks]

awwww bless her

[Luvachicken]

Well done Lavinia

She is beautiful.

[WitchHazel]

Clare that first picture is absolutely gorgeous - calendar worthy (or getting-a-painting-done-of-it worthy).

 

What a star little Lavinia is.

[The Dogmother]

Thanks Hazel, I will tell her. From memory, she had 5 or 6 chicks in that hatch; the wee brown ones were Barnevelder bantams from eggs which Lesley provided from her flock. One of them grew to be Betty, who you see below perched on Phil.

 

 

The yellow chick became Herbert the Sherbert (below) who was destined for the table.

 

[Lewis]

Good on her!

[Lavenders_Blue]

Well done Lavinia!