Single hen

[Luvachicken]

Yesterday, my lovely Gemma laid her first egg of the year, which I though might not happen bearing in mind how old she is.

She had been hiding in the nest box for quite a lot of the morning so I assumed she was broody and took her out.

She soon went back in and after quite a while laid an egg.

Pretty good for an old girl I think, but then she spent the rest of the day in the nest box, so again I turfed her out and blocked it off.

She was manic for the rest of the day trying to get in the nesting box and in the end I shut the Cube door too.

By bedtime she was quite frantic but when I went to open their door there was a soft shelled egg on the floor.

Do you think she wanted to lay that too ? And maybe wasn't feeling broody after all ?

Today she is quite settled and you wouldn't know she was the same chicken.  

[Patricia W]

I should imagine it was the softy.   They can be off colour when they have one.  Seem most often when they begin to lay or at the end of the laying cycle.  Glad she is feeling better 

[Luvachicken]

Thanks Patricia. I wouldn't say she was off colour though, more manic, poor girl.

They still cause worry even after 10 years 🙄

[Cat tails]

Well done to Gemma though!

[mullethunter]

Well done Gemma 🥚🥚🥚👏🏼