... the eggs were laid IN the nest boxes!
My pullets are 19 weeks old just this past monday. For the past week I have gone out more than my normal few times a day (Ha! more like a dozen times a day) and done quick check of the hen house. You know, just in case somebody wanted to bless me with a nice new egg. LOL
Last night I was finishing up with cooking supper (chicken stew from one of our own processed chickens!) so my husband and the girls went out to the barn to check the feed and close up. The girls came in first.
The youngest says, "Can I show momma what we found?"
My older daughter says, "No, not yet."
I said, "If my chickens laid an egg and you all didn't come get me my feelings will be hurt." Not really but maybe? LOL
My husband comes in and the conversation is repeated with him only this time my youngest daughter holds out her hands and in each hand is a little pullet egg.
So I have no idea which two started laying yesterday but I do have an idea since they were found in the nest boxes closest to the door that it was most likely one if my RIR and one of the barred rocks.
You know threatening them is what I think did it. I went out there yesterday morning and said to them all as I filled the feeders, " I took 3 boys out here for being lazy and mean do you girls want to be next? If not, you better get to producing some eggs!"
LOL
My pullets are 19 weeks old just this past monday. For the past week I have gone out more than my normal few times a day (Ha! more like a dozen times a day) and done quick check of the hen house. You know, just in case somebody wanted to bless me with a nice new egg. LOL
Last night I was finishing up with cooking supper (chicken stew from one of our own processed chickens!) so my husband and the girls went out to the barn to check the feed and close up. The girls came in first.
The youngest says, "Can I show momma what we found?"
My older daughter says, "No, not yet."
I said, "If my chickens laid an egg and you all didn't come get me my feelings will be hurt." Not really but maybe? LOL
My husband comes in and the conversation is repeated with him only this time my youngest daughter holds out her hands and in each hand is a little pullet egg.
So I have no idea which two started laying yesterday but I do have an idea since they were found in the nest boxes closest to the door that it was most likely one if my RIR and one of the barred rocks.
You know threatening them is what I think did it. I went out there yesterday morning and said to them all as I filled the feeders, " I took 3 boys out here for being lazy and mean do you girls want to be next? If not, you better get to producing some eggs!"
LOL
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