Countdown to the first egg *Just For Fun*

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Yay!! Congratulations to whichever lady it is, and to you, of course!

Thank you, Anne!

 

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I was outside this morning from just before sunup until about an hour after. The ducks, as normal, were already up and quacking. The hens heard me and came out of the coop to get their breakfast. The pullets, OTOH, were lazy bums and just watched me from their perch not ready to start their day.

No eggs were in the nest boxes when I went in the people house for my own breakfast. Two hours later, I checked the nest boxes again and sure enough there was a cold egg in the one on the right that the barred rock uses and a very warm, just laid one in the left nesting box. I looked over to see if either of the youngsters was near. Nope. They were together scratching under the peach tree. IOW, still no idea who's reached puberty first.

 

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I was outside this morning from just before sunup until about an hour after. The ducks, as normal, were already up and quacking. The hens heard me and came out of the coop to get their breakfast. The pullets, OTOH, were lazy bums and just watched me from their perch not ready to start their day.

No eggs were in the nest boxes when I went in the people house for my own breakfast. Two hours later, I checked the nest boxes again and sure enough there was a cold egg in the one on the right that the barred rock uses and a very warm, just laid one in the left nesting box. I looked over to see if either of the youngsters was near. Nope. They were together scratching under the peach tree. IOW, still no idea who's reached puberty first.

What colors are the eggs?

 

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dupe - my phone has lost its mind

Is it sort of pinky-beige, or out and out pink?

 

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dupe - my phone has lost its mind

Is it sort of pinky-beige, or out and out pink?

It depends on the light and what colors are next to it.

 

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For instance, here's the same picture as above with just the brightness boosted. No "color enhancement" or filter. In this light it looks pink-pink to me, whereas in the original, the skies were overcast and I could tell it was pink but it looked more beige- pink in the kitchen light.

 

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For instance, here's the same picture as above with just the brightness boosted. No "color enhancement" or filter. In this light it looks pink-pink to me, whereas in the original, the skies were overcast and I could tell it was pink but it looked more beige- pink in the kitchen light.

 

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Here is yesterday's egg and today's egg side-by-side in the bright sunshine with no enhancement or filter. Maybe they're both laying - one one day, one the next? I'm so confused right now. Honestly though, I might be curious but as long as they're happy and growing, that's what's important.