Well yesterday I began getting really suspicious that one of the ladies was about to start laying some eggs...
She would go into hiding for a few hours and then return to join the rest of the group! She's been doing other strange things as well... So I did what every sensible parent would do. I locked her up! HA
This morning the boys and I left for a couple of hours and then came home...I was dying to see a cute little egg in one of the nesting boxes! Sadly to my dismay I came home to 7 ladies in the chicken run...and the 8th (Georgina) was MIA! I was on a mission...the boys and I searched high and low throughout the yard and woods. I decided to brave the spiderwebs and slugs to see if she had gone into the little overgrown area right behind the coop....sure enough, this is what I saw!
Little Miss Georgina "nesting" in the woods!
She had found quite a cozy little hideout! =) Too bad it wasn't in the NESTING BOXES I built for her!!! Geeesh!~
She was laying there and I was staring at her...I think I made her nervous! Anyway, she was kind of breathing heavy and "contracting" so I was getting really excited that I might get to see her lay her 1st egg! (To some that may seem gross, but to me it's really exciting!)
I noticed the cats starting to swarm around us and then our lovely dog Lily was also trying to figure out what was going on! I began to worry that someone might attack her......so I made the decision to lift her up and move her to the safety of her nesting boxes! Then I'd also be encouraging her to do her business in there anyway! NOT IN THE WOODS!!!!
When I picked her up to move her this is what I saw!
I was ASTONISHED!!!! 10 EGGS!!! YES 10!!!! She has been a busy little lady!
They're not that big, but I guess when all you've ever eaten is store bought... then unrealistic expectations are no surprise! I'm so excited to try "FRESH" eggs!
I kept 8 and put them in the fridge (don't think we can eat them but can't just toss em' either...I see a craft project in my future!), and left her 2 to try and encourage laying in the nesting boxes... hopefully this is not another flawed theory! =)
I tell you what, trying to figure out all this chicken stuff is pretty fun! I'm so proud of my little Georgina! Now if the other 7 start laying so well, I'll be sharing eggs with everyone! =)
