My girls are starting to lay their eggs under the hutch on the ground. Is there any way to stop them and get them back into the nest? Any one have ideas?
Early this morning, I think around 6:00 a.m. or so, we heard one of the hens squawking like crazy. I wondered when I heard this if the rooster was having his way with one of them or if it was one of girls singing her egg song.
With latte in hand, in my robe and orange crocks (that's a picture isn't it!) the dogs and I went to check the nest boxes and low and behold our first egg!! WhoooHooo! A pretty light green shelled egg. I blew it out to save the shell and had the egg for breakfast. Yum!
Not sure which EE laid the egg but I suspect it is Messy Jessy (on the left) as she has the rosiest comb of the 3 EEs. My girls are all 19 weeks old.
Took a pic of it with a store bought egg for size comparison.