Does a watched chicken boil?

[epona4]

Er...lay.

DD is determined to be out side when Ginger lays her next egg. I told her she should feel lucky that she was out there when she laid her FIRST egg!

 

[arllcountrygirl]

LOL!! Tell her good luck

Just think - it keeps things interesting.

I have always said that there is never a dull moment on the farm.

 

[epona4]

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It is interesting and things are rarely dull!! And this spring will be even more interesting when we add more chickens and a couple ducks and maybe a goose and some turkeys...

 

[JennsPeeps]

My BSL gets mad if I try to watch. She won't let me.

 

[sdshoars]

i tried to watch my BO lay her second egg yesterday. she just settled into the nest and sat and stared back at me. she wasnt mad or anything, i could just tell she was bound and determined to not lay her egg until she was alone. so i left, and half an hour later she came out. nice warm egg in the nest. she just was patiently waiting for me to leave.

 

[birdlover]

I've witnessed several eggs being laid over the years and it never ceases to amaze me when I see that wet, shining orb slowly slide out of the hen. You have to be in the right place at the right time, though. That's the secret!

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

i've caught eggs from under hens. eeww D:

 

[Bugdude]

I have yet to see an egg come out. If I look through the windows I can normally see them and they just stare right back at me.. Kinda like I would do if I was on the can and you caught me with the door open.

Now if I open the coop and poke my head inside normally ill get a little his or wierd noise that I dont normally hear them make. It got the point across, kinda like a "HEY IM BUSY JERK" and i know its impossible but I swear they squint their eyes like theyre angry.

 

[JennsPeeps]

Oh... new project for DBF: install a one-way mirror in their nesting box!!

 

[Mortimer]

I've caught a few of mine laying. They'll sit for awhile, then start to raise up slowly, slowly, until they're nearly standing up and PLOP out it comes.

It's kinda funny some will spend a great deal of time getting situated, poking around, settling in, getting the nestbox just the way they like it. Others (one of ours in particular) will hop in the box, squirt it out and hop right back out! You have to get lucky!

I found one beneath the roost one morning and thought . . . "Did she do that in her sleep?" LOL