The other night i was exhausted! I could barely crawl into my bed early enough but before i did, i went out to the coop to check on the girls and lock them in for the night. They were still awake and a bit fussy while they prepared for the night and i opened the nest lid to peak in and watch them. They are so funny when they are getting organized for the night. When i opened the lid to peak in I gasped, which also scared the girls who all froze and stared at me but i was in shock.
This tiny perfect little egg was sitting in the nest box.
I had not expected this! I had heard that the layers would start rolling around 6 months old but then another lady i spoke to said hers were 9 months old and hadnt started yet. My girls are exactly to the day, 5 months old. I actually got teary. I know i am a sap, and every other thing makes me cry but this was amazing to me. I had raised these tiny fuzzy bitties and now they were doing what only comes naturally to them. And it is a perfect process. I could not be more proud of them if i had laid them myself. Does this make me a grandmother?
last night i blew out the insides so i could keep the shells. After i blew them out there was a teeny tiny dark solid spot. Did Harriet get busy before she was discovered and transferred?? Are my eggs fertilized? I have no idea what that process is at all. But the eggs were cold so i am not really worried about my hens being broody yet. I have a feeling they are just as stunned as i am.
So every day I get to come home from work and peak in the nest box for my new addition. At this point I have had 2 eggs that look completely different from each other. I have no idea who is laying them but I think they are from the same hen. This weekend i am setting up camp outside the coop until i find out. I cant wait. I do have my suspicions. Gladys was in the nest the other night but i am not sure if she laid it or was looking at it with curiosity. Penelope is much less cautious all of the sudden and came up to me last night in the garden to say hello and then chased Kerouac after he tried to sniff her. Jennie is the same. which one is it???? stay tuned…
Arent they perfect?
