so during my daily check of the shed i found our very first egg today! a bit long but i expect a few funky shaped ones at first, but this one feels wierd. it feels hard boiled, nothing moving inside of it and feels hard. is this normal? i imagine there might be more than one yolk in there, as i know they can lay double yolkers for a bit. not even sure which chicken laid it but i suspect one as it kept crouching when i went near her and i read on here that can be a sign they are due to start laying.
OUR FIRST EGG!
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dinosaw
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Only one way to tell, crack it open!. All kinds of oddities occur in the first weeks of laying though, generally nothing to worry about.
DOUBLE YOLKER! we had another 3 laid today but two had soft shells, but the last one is a perfect egg shaped egg. can they lay more than 1 egg a day? i know you can trick them into it with a light in thier shed/coop. i'm finding it really eggsiting getting up and rushing outside to see if they have left me any more.
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At the moment, even being a seasoned hen keeper, I am really eggsited about my this years bantams eggs. Not counting weeks, or even thinking
about egg production, as I still think of them as my babies, had 4 tiny weeny little eggs from Pekin hybrids and Pekins yesterday. The smallest eggs ever but perfect, lovely!
An added bonus is the fact that my lovely pure black, that I thought was a boy as it has large crest and long wattles for a baby, is a girl!!!
about egg production, as I still think of them as my babies, had 4 tiny weeny little eggs from Pekin hybrids and Pekins yesterday. The smallest eggs ever but perfect, lovely!
An added bonus is the fact that my lovely pure black, that I thought was a boy as it has large crest and long wattles for a baby, is a girl!!!