She's getting the nest just right.
Round and round, scratching and rearranging the hay.
Until it's just right!
By the end of the day, there were three eggs in this nest box (but not from the same chicken!).
No matter how much hay I put in the nest boxes, they scratch and scratch until they get to the wooden bottom. Go figure!
I think the girls knew I've been patiently waiting because they actually started laying a month early. Chicken Mama's very happy!
The first few eggs are sometimes bloody. Poor girls!
Their first eggs are rather small but they will gradually get bigger over the next month and become medium to large eggs.
MMMmmm! Now THAT's what I've been waiting for! Deliciously rich and oh so flavorful eggs! If you've never had a farm fresh egg, I encourage you to find some and try them. You'll be glad you did!
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19 comments:
She gave some nice colors didn't she?
She's beautiful! I have three girls and they started laying early here as well :) One lays brown, the other two green! Nothing beats free-range farm fresh eggs...Thanks for sharing!
Shes a beautiful hen!
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Congrats! Yes, I've always felt such sorrow for those first bloody eggs. With all the squawking that goes on in the laying of eggs, I'm thinking it's not a very pleasant process. And that's just reason number #51 why I'm glad I'm not a chicken, on a daily basis. ;-)
good for you! happy laying, ladies!
I had to start following, you have chicken and beautiful eggs. :)
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Look at those orange yolks! Gotta love it. And beautiful eggs too. We might need an Easter Egger around our place. Congratulations on your first eggs!
I am always in the mood for some fresh organic eggs. Love that chicken btw!
Yea for farm fresh eggs! I am so glad my girls are laying now too.
WOOT! Congrats! That is awesome!!! Those are really some beautiful eggs!
What a wonderful thing!
There is just no substitute for fresh eggs!!! Love all the pretty colors!
Yay! So pretty too! :)
Now that is exciting. I used to get free eggs from my friends with chickens. I SO SO miss that because we could have eggs everyday.
Woohoo! Congrats and I hope you enjoy your new eggs. I hadn't had a freshly laid egg until I got chickens a year ago. I'll never eat another storebought egg!
Yay!!! Eggs!!! Too bad MedicMan and CountryBoy don't work together now. I have no way of gettng fresh eggs :( But, I'll enjoy you enjoying them!
I am loving my chickens and those delicious fresh eggs. Your (auracana?) is a pretty girl!
Woo~ hoo just gotta love those farm fresh eggs. My girls have been speeding up production.
wow, congrats!
i'm drooling over those fried eggs!
fantastic shots! my fave is the last one.
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