Midge laid her first egg!

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

Last night for the first time, my Cochin bantam Midge slept in the A-frame I made with my 2 12-week-old EE pullets. She had a little bit of trouble settling down, so this morning I opened the pop door into her run then opened the big door to see i she made a nest to sleep in near the peeps. To my surprise, I find a tiny brown egg!

BTW, the egg on the left is an egg from my Gold Sex Links. The right one is from Midge.

Unfortunately, I can't eat the egg since Midge recently stopped taking antibiotics that the vet gave us for her awful cold. So I blew out the insides instead.


Here's a picture of Midge:

 

[N&MSchroeder]

Way to Go Midge!

 

[lvchicken]

Great job!!!!!!!

 

[mycutekitties]

Good job! Exciting.

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

GO MIDGE! You go girl!

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

Upodate: no egg this morning, but I installed a nesting box and put the blown-out egg in it to tell her that the box is a good place to lay.

 

[lvchicken]

You should get her some fake eggs.

 

[gritsar]

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

I heard an alarm call and ran out to see my beta hen Gamma warning the other chickens of the neighbor's sprinklers, which were making a hissing noise

Then I saw Midge hiding in some vines trying to make a nest. So I put her in her nest box and she promptly sat down and made herself comfy. Then she laid today's egg.