Our First Layer - did I do something wrong?

[dridge11]

Our flock of three laid it's first egg Saturday (and another this morning) - both from our Buff Orpington.

The first time, she laid the egg in the nesting box and then headed out into the run to resume her usual behavior. Today, she laid the egg and just laid on top of it. I went into the coop and was petting her, saw the egg down there, and just reached down and grabbed it. She didn't seem to care, but wondered if this was bad behavior on my part. Should I have waited until she left it?

Did it about 10 minutes ago, just went and checked on her and she is still laying there. Seems fine and not aggressive at all...just relaxing.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

She probably didn't lay that egg, some other hen did, and she is laying hers. I take eggs our from under my hens all the time.

 

[dridge11]

She is the only one we've caught in the nesting box so far...I ran a quick errand and now she's out wandering around like normal an no other eggs in the box, so maybe she decided to hang around a bit longer this time.

Man, the first time she laid Saturday, it was an hour and a half of noise and chaos. This time just a few series of the "boc boc boc boc BAKOCK!" and she was done!

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Some hens do wait in their eggs sometimes, I can just imagine her making all that noise!