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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Goldcraig on April 09, 2012, 12:52:14 pm

Title: First Eggs....
Post by: Goldcraig on April 09, 2012, 12:52:14 pm

Happy Days...we got our  batch of chooks last night and woke up to two eggs this morning.....delighted... :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: darkbrowneggs on April 09, 2012, 12:54:14 pm

There's nothing to beat the excitement of collecting that first egg...... and then eating it  :thumbsup:  Wishing you many more  :wave:

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: Goldcraig on April 09, 2012, 01:06:08 pm

It was fantastic listening to my 9year old reciting word for word the advice the Supplier gave them last night when they were delivered..lol. Happy days indeed.  :chook:

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: Big Light on April 09, 2012, 02:04:21 pm

Just need to decide what way to eat them - They are Easter eggs after all!

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: in the hills on April 09, 2012, 03:59:14 pm

 :thumbsup:

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Post by: Rosemary on April 09, 2012, 04:08:18 pm

 :thumbsup:

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Post by: MrsJ on April 09, 2012, 04:47:12 pm

Ah, I remember my first eggs.  We took photos of them!

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Post by: Bert on April 09, 2012, 05:04:54 pm

It's a good feeling getting your first egg ;D  :chook:

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: NormandyMary on April 09, 2012, 07:17:40 pm

Congratulations. How many girls have you got? Ive got 9 girls and Ive had 9 eggs each day for the last few days. Ive now got a bucket full of them waiting to go to my friends by way of bartering.

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Post by: jaykay on April 09, 2012, 08:24:35 pm

Excellent  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: Goldcraig on April 10, 2012, 07:43:10 am

We have 7 girls, 4 Light Sussex and 3 bantams that were rescued, 2 from a Farm park that closed down, and 1 from a cat (honestly).....

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: Mel on April 10, 2012, 07:51:47 am

It is a great feeling finding your first eggs,one of my Araucanas laid her first egg the other day,in the few years I have had hens,have not had a blue egg until now ;D :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: tobytoby on April 10, 2012, 10:59:18 am

Well done.
I picked 8 POLs on Sunday and had our first egg on Monday - my daughter was very happy.

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: Goldcraig on April 10, 2012, 01:03:55 pm

Seems you're just up the road from me.....not that I'm stalking, I pressed the wrong button on the thread....small world eh?

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: aaronsundin on April 10, 2012, 01:24:29 pm

I remember the excitment when colllecting my first eggs , even more thrilled when I cracked the largest egg into a pan and discovered not one , not two but three yolks inside ! I've never seen it since , I was so excited I took a photo of it , which of course proved nothing . It just looked like three small eggs  in a frying pan. But I knew it was a triple yolker ! Happy days.

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: tobytoby on April 10, 2012, 01:42:28 pm

Goldcraig - You know i thought the name was familiar? Are you in at the stables?
Drop by sometime, i'm at Bathbank next to the Blair estate wall.

Do you know the person in Irvine that is getting shot of 12 jacobs sheep?

Title: Re: First Eggs....
Post by: Goldcraig on April 10, 2012, 02:14:49 pm

not sure re Sheep in Irvine..will ask around...
We only bought the Cottage in late Sept and it took us till last month to move in....worth all the hard work though,thats for sure