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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: nic99 on July 02, 2012, 03:41:44 pm

Title: A special egg
Post by: nic99 on July 02, 2012, 03:41:44 pm: I just witnessed Sparrow, my black andalusian pullet, lay her first ever egg. What are the chances of that?! That I would actually be there and see it plop out rather unceremoniously onto the floor with a bump :D She is the first chicken I have raised from an egg to laying herself, so it was a rather special moment I witnessed. The egg is very small and pure white. Beautiful. She was not best pleased about the whole affair. Lots of squawking and pacing, I imagine it must have been a bit painful! She is 21 weeks and 3 days old, so starting her egg laying career quite young.
I shall have to make something special with it when I eat it, seems a shame to destroy it!
Title: Re: A special egg
Post by: Fleecewife on July 02, 2012, 04:03:24 pm: :thumbsup: :chook: :yum:
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Post by: suziequeue on July 02, 2012, 04:08:56 pm: WOW!! Amazing. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bionic on July 02, 2012, 04:28:41 pm: Lucky you and well done Sparrow :thumbsup:
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Post by: Mammyshaz on July 02, 2012, 08:23:55 pm: :thumbsup: that's great
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Post by: jaykay on July 02, 2012, 08:52:37 pm: Brilliant :thumbsup:

All that squawking is to get everyone to admire what a clever girl they've just been :D All mine do it, make a right fuss :D Seems a funny thing to do if you want your egg to survive but then there's no accounting for chooks ;)
Title: Re: A special egg
Post by: Beewyched on July 02, 2012, 10:52:44 pm: Quote from: jaykay on July 02, 2012, 08:52:37 pm
Brilliant :thumbsup:

All that squawking is to get everyone to admire what a clever girl they've just been :D All mine do it, make a right fuss :D Seems a funny thing to do if you want your egg to survive but then there's no accounting for chooks ;)

And the cockerals are the worst of all ::) lets every magpie. crow & rook within a 5 mile radius know there's a tasty, warm treat available ???
Title: Re: A special egg
Post by: little blue on July 02, 2012, 10:54:53 pm: bless her, well done Sparrow!

I'll never forget being squashed in the chicken run, cleaning & filling up holes under the shed... one of the girls kept climbing onto my knee or settling in the bit I was trying to dig. Eventually, I gave in moving her & let her sit in my lap (any excuse for a breather) and she decided it was the perfect to lay her egg :thumbsup: :chook: