craftyhunnypie Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Why does it always happen when I am away on holiday or away for the weekend in the caravan? Came home today & my chicken sitters mum came round with a first egg from one of my newbies. Smartie my leghorn has been laying for a week now - lovely china white eggs, so it's not hers as this is a lovely, quite dark brown egg - with a few speckles! A good size too. She thinks it is Rolos, my black rock - but I think it is Bounty's my magpie, as she was crouching last week! What a mystery, I guess I will have to be out in the garden watching them tomorrow on egg watch! Will get some photos on here as well tomorrow! Emma - doing the egg dance in her PJ's!!!!! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Wonderful hope you find out who has laid it, then can you send her round here, as my girls are still no where near ready Iris one of the leghorns now has red wattles and a comb, but the other two bought at the same time still look like babies karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 Hiya! Smartie my white leghorn was 23 / 24 weeks old when she started laying 13th October. Noted w the mystery egg layer will be 25 / 26 weeks old, quite old for POL as the Omlet girls were only about 18 weeks / 20 weeks when they started laying. I've already had my china white egg this morning from Smartie the leghorn. Quite a big sized one today - possibly a double yolker - bless her. I'm watching out for the mystery egg layer now though. Miss Marple on a mission! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Good luck with the detective work I still only have 3 laying and 9 freeloading Lilly Iris and Falcon must be 25/26 weeks too gosh it doesn't feel that long since I got them karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 I still don't know who is laying these lovely mystery eggs!!! I just can't catch them going in to lay! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
