Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

Did Betty Lay?

She was acting like she wanted to lay. Here was Aurora's egg in the nest box earlier today. Look how pink!

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Notice how Aurora has removed all straw from the nest box so it's just the way she likes it.

Here is what I found at dusk.
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That's right, 1 white, 1 pink, 1and 1 beige. The white one is a polish egg. Is it Betty or Phyllis?

Let's compare. It weighs exactly the same as Phyllis egg from Thursday, 50g.

However, it does not seem to be quite as white as Phyllis' eggs. Here are 3, 2 known Phyllis eggs and the egg from today.

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To me it seems a little creamier than Phyllis' eggs. What does everybody else think?

Is that egg from a different hen?

@Ribh @LozzyR @MaryJanet @Aussie-Chookmum @micstrachan @ChicoryBlue

What is the texture of the shell? Do all three have the same texture?

 

[featherhead007]

About egg laying: I learned that each hen has an internal 3-D printer installed.
(Sorry, I’m tired tonight)

 

[Kris5902]

Weather whining tax:

Good thing I stopped to get some photos this afternoon when I walked down to the house eh? One of these girls is a new layer too! Guess who I caught making an egg song today… this little beauty is now a full fledged layer!

And true to her blue feathered legs and little puffy cheeks, she has got her Grandpa’s genes for sure! Chickie Hawk makes up for his attitude in both his beauty and his offspring and their eggs! This is actually her second egg (but this time I got some confirmation on who the layer was)

 

[BY Bob]

Different hen, Bob. My frizzles tend to more buff coloured eggs.

Ah Frizzles. She was looking to lay today. It makes sense. Plus Phyllis had pain 2 days in a row.

So exciting if true! Of course everyone is using nest box #1

 

[BY Bob]

Different

Excellent! I hope you are correct!

 

[BY Bob]

Oh my gosh, it’s the dorkiest thing. Her real name is Bridgette. I like classic, older names for chickens, and the barred rock feathers reminded me of a briquette,, so I picked Bridgette. LOL!!!! But now she’s just Bridge. Or Bridgey. Or Bridgley. Or Bridgel.

It suits her.

 

[BY Bob]

Another guess, based on the feather in the dusk photo: Betty!
Also, someone has absconded with the blue fake egg. Fair exchange?

Today Popcorn gathered the three fake eggs and one golf ball together in a nice group at one end of the nest box, but laid her egg all by itself on the other end.

I do not know where the blue egg went. Only the green one remains of the colored ones. I also have 1 white one left from back when Daisy, the greatest hen ever, and Elphie were here. My brother took the other white one and the two brown ones thinking they were real eggs and was too embarrassed to return them. Atl eat, they were gone after he watched the chickens but he denied taking them.

 

[BY Bob]

Oooh, it just might be!!! It’s the same shape as the white egg on the left, but I think it could be Betty’s! It will be fun when you get two white eggs on tge same day.

Our I catch Betty on the nest.

 

[BY Bob]

I’m so pleased with myself… I actually remembered to take photos today! The only one I didn’t get was Little Mill (Millie, short for Mildred), because she was laying low most of the day.
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Beautiful photos. How long has Mill been feeling poorly now?

 

[GregnLety]

A little excitement at bedtime. One of Red's sons decided he would try to sleep with dad and his ladies. Dad raised he!! and threw him out. No blood drawn and hopefully a lesson learned. Red strutted around the run afterwards showing he's still the king.