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Post by Shirls on Dec 15, 2014 18:37:32 GMT
The last couple of days, the chooks have been a little noisier to say the least. They wander round the garden as usual, but on several occasions stop to have a right old natter!!! Also, Bea's wattles have got really big and wobbly and very red. I told her that she had 'all grown up' now. Anyway......... here is what I came home to this afternoon......  I should have taken a pic of it where it was, amongst the torn and scratched up load of newspaper mixed in with wood shavings in the chooks 'bedroom'. I was so excited that I brought it indoors and phoned my daughter to tell her the good news, and hence I put it in the little box. I know it's ONLY an egg, but it is now MY egg and my 1ST egg. Not sure who made it, thought it may be Bea at first but now I'm not so sure, as Georgie is making some very different sounds to her usual ones!!! Now searching for nice egg recipes!!!! |
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Post by OP on Dec 15, 2014 18:42:50 GMT
You won't be shelling out for supermarket eggs now then.  |
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Post by jellybean on Dec 15, 2014 19:30:57 GMT
Well done you clever girl, you have made your Mum so happy I hope you get many more Shirls. |
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Post by skysmum on Dec 15, 2014 21:06:04 GMT
Fantastic  , your doing much better than me shirls . |
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Post by suesbird on Dec 15, 2014 21:27:31 GMT
Brilliant, how little things make us so happy |
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Post by Moogie on Dec 15, 2014 22:45:41 GMT
fluffy egg bums |
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Post by stace on Dec 15, 2014 23:57:02 GMT
Good of her to lay it right there in the egg carton for you. |
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Post by Hezz on Dec 16, 2014 0:49:19 GMT
Good of her to lay it right there in the egg carton for you. My thoughts eggs-actly when I read down to the photo! Well, anyway, someone is a clever girl; may this be the first of many many more. |
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Post by Shirls on Dec 16, 2014 8:41:28 GMT
Thanks guys!! I now know it was Bea, she is planning another one!!! She keeps going up into the nest box and coming out again this morning. Just checking that I have sorted it out and made it more comfortable for her. I had to put loads more hay in there cos she absolutely wrecked the bedding to make a nest!! Sorry for you skysmum. Loved your comment Moogie!! It is, as you say, funny how such little things make us happy suesbird! Also, got to say, I broke the egg into a cup this morning with the intention of maybe having to throw it away. It was perfect. It has now gone!!! Fried egg on wholemeal toast. It was absolutely YUMMY!!! |
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Post by suesbird on Dec 16, 2014 8:43:04 GMT
Ooooooh nice, carefull Shirls if you eat all those eggs you may become egg bound  |
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Post by samwiseg on Dec 16, 2014 9:13:00 GMT
AN EGGGGGGGGGGG! YAYYYYYYYY! This is Brilliant news! So happy for you, and what a nice early Christmas present |
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Post by OP on Dec 16, 2014 9:33:48 GMT
I really am happy for you Shirls, after the poor start you had and all the work you have put in since. The chooks must be happy also else I don't think they would start to lay. Hopefully it won't be long before they are both laying for you. I can just see it now. Boiled egg with soldiers for breakfast, boiled egg salad for lunch and omelette for tea. I do hope you like eggs. |
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Post by starlingqueen on Dec 16, 2014 10:48:13 GMT
That is a brilliant feeling isn't it Shirls? That first egg is so exciting. Did she announce it's arrival? They make such a fuss sometimes, crowing and preening, they pick up bits of straw and put it on their backs for some reason too. This is where you might find problems with only having 2 chooks. While one is in the box laying her egg the other is alone. They don't like being alone and will call for the missing one. The egg layer can take a very long time to lay, sometimes an hour or more leaving the other one very upset. She may go and sit inside the box with her, if she knows where she is.
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Post by Shirls on Dec 17, 2014 8:17:05 GMT
Got to say starlingqueen that Georgie doesn't seem at all bothered when Bea goes missing. She keeps going missing now in the mornings, she is so confused bless her. I think she knows another egg is coming and keeps going up into the box (in the mornings) and then coming out again a couple of minutes later. But, as yet, no second egg. Today is the second day after her first lay so there's been two mornings since the first egg. If you know what I mean!!! |
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Post by Shirls on Dec 17, 2014 11:26:45 GMT
Good news again, EGG No. 2 has been laid. I promise not to send a post every time an egg is laid from now on!! |
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, your doing much better than me shirls 
