[Perris]

I think one of our 39 week old Norfolk Greys has finally started laying  . A quite blood-marked tinted egg appeared today, but I was at work so don't know who laid it. Could be the SFH, but she was laying well before her molt so I wouldn't expect the blood and I don't think she's quite finished yet anyway. At 61g it's much bigger than any other first egg I've had, but the NGs are really big girls - bigger even than the RIR. Waiting for them to come into lay I have come to understand why this heritage breed is such, and have learned to be patient  They're very elegant birds, and fly surprisingly well given their size and shape (think Hercules aircraft), so I think I'd have them again, but I will be very pleased when they stop just gardening and start delivering some yummy eggs