My 23 week old RIR was on the nest box from 7:30am this morning until 12:30pm. I almost posted a post because I was so worried something was wrong for her being on the nest so long. The egg is perfect and has a really hard shell! Here are pictures of the egg and my girl who laid the egg. 
In the nest box
In my hand
Compared to a store bought large egg... I love the brown speckles on the egg!
The girl who laid the first egg!
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