MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Happy birthday to Fat Bird in a couple of weeks!

Yes! Early happy birthday to Fat Bird!

 

[Ribh]

I'm now certain Peggy lays blue eggs. I noticed her getting anxious, making a nest, then she disappeared into it. I waited, did a few chores in the henhouse and yard (Ivy has a sturdy branch to roost on tonight and the young peacherine's roots are protected from Janet's enthusiastic dust bathing), waited some more... She emerged and there it was, another blue egg. She laid it in the nest box of the little coop.

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Looks like she'll be a good layer too! Two in 2 days! Are you happy with the size of the egg? It looks a fair size to me but I am notoriously bad @ estimations.

 

[Shadrach]

I'm now certain Peggy lays blue eggs. I noticed her getting anxious, making a nest, then she disappeared into it. I waited, did a few chores in the henhouse and yard (Ivy has a sturdy branch to roost on tonight and the young peacherine's roots are protected from Janet's enthusiastic dust bathing), waited some more... She emerged and there it was, another blue egg. She laid it in the nest box of the little coop.

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You need to teach her to pad the back edge of her nest a bit more.

 

[MaryJanet]

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Looks like she'll be a good layer too! Two in 2 days! Are you happy with the size of the egg? It looks a fair size to me but I am notoriously bad @ estimations.

They're really small eggs but she's a bantam so I guess that's the right size?

 

[MaryJanet]

You need to teach her to pad the back edge of her nest a bit more.

Ought I put deeper straw in there Shad?

 

[Ribh]

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They're really small eggs but she's a bantam so I guess that's the right size?

They may get a little bigger as she settles into her laying routine. I actually prefer a small egg for hard boiling.

 

[MaryJanet]

Good morning everyone
Some days I think I do and then others

My aches and pains keep me from sleeping deeply. I had shingles a few years ago and was prescribed an opioid - I hadn't slept so well in years. If it weren't for shingles I'm sure I'd have felt amazing.

 

[MaryJanet]

That’s so cute!

Very cute little eggies!!

 

[MaryJanet]

They may get a little bigger as she settles into her laying routine. I actually prefer a small egg for hard boiling.

She's very little herself, so I'm ok with her little eggs.

Why's that? I imagine small eggs are quicker to go hard but maybe there's a reason I can't see.

 

[Ribh]

She's very little herself, so I'm ok with her little eggs.

Why's that? I imagine small eggs are quicker to go hard but maybe there's a reason I can't see.

lol. No. I just prefer a small egg for eating when hard boiled. I keep my big ones for poaching & omelets.