Can my hen lay this many eggs?

[Miss Lydia]

Sneaky things they are.

 

[Skye'sDucks]

They are

Haven't I heard about there being cheap little game cameras you can buy? (Well, I use 'cheap' loosely, but still...) It would be interesting to see what is exactly going on.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm sure there are Mines a Bushnell it was less than 150.00

Be good if you could catch those sneaky things in the act. lol

 

[cmom]

For daytime pictures most cameras are good but not all are equal for nighttime pictures.
Here are some night pictures from two different cameras in the same spot.

 

[Skye'sDucks]

Alright, thanks. I'll ask my mom if we could possibly look into getting one...Would be nice to see lol.

At this point I'm almost positive the nest is being shared. Just was outside, and thought I'd look into the nest, and I found yet another egg. It was a normal egg, too. There really is nothing for her to hide eggs in...a few leaves rimming the nest, but otherwise no deep leaves or hay.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Seems once one starts others aren’t far behind and community nesting is very popular even some of my chickens will lay their eggs where the ducks lay.

 

[cmom]

Mine like to share nest boxes.

 

[Skye'sDucks]

Well...Mystery solved. I woke up a little earlier than normal today, and when I went to collect the eggs, I got a start because one of my hens was currently sitting on it!

I suppose my young girls (at least one if not more) started to lay earlier than expected

 

[Miss Lydia]

What a nice Christmas present.