One small step for chook kind.............

[Snadger]

My first chucky egg! First of many I hope.

The chooks have started to 'chuck-chuck' at me, their combs have started to redden and they come running when I go near the pen!

Cripes, I lovvvvve those chooks. Even though I've only had one egg I wish I'd got poultry years ago!

Crap photo I know, but it's mine all mine!

I'm smitten!

PS And my german Shepherd pup's just came into heat as well for the first time! Must be something in the air!

[Hans Mum]

first of many hopefully, who you gonna share it with then?

[lainey lou]

congratulations!!! Tis very exciting getting your first egg, isn't it, I was so proud of my girls everyone within a 2mile radius must have known when each of them layed their first egg!!!

[di]

Yehey!Well Done!Obviously happy in their new home! Just wait til they start chucking 10 a day at you!! I reccomend keeping a pencil handy to pop the date on so you don't end up with a mini egg mountain not knowing which is the freshest!

[Flummery]

Well done - does this make you a Grandad?

[Snadger]

Well done - does this make you a Grandad?

More like an auld Mother hen!

I'm sick of trying to teach them to speak English so now I've adopted the stance 'When in Rome do as the Romans do!'

I cluck!

[armadillo]

wahey! Not hard-boiled this time then

[Snadger]

wahey! Not hard-boiled this time then

Nope, fried in an egg sarnie as soon as I got home!

[HeyWayne]

Eggsellent news Snadger auld boy (well someone was gonna say it, it might as well be me).

With your small step and laineys giant leap...

[shirlthegirl43]

Well done Snadger's chook!

I was surprised to read you ate it straight away Snadger - thought you might have named it and put it on a pedestal to admire for a day or so first

[Flummery]

You could have blown it, scrambled the middle and stuck diamonds on the outside - Faberge, eat yer heart out!

[Nicos]

You could have blown it, scrambled the middle and stuck diamonds on the outside - Faberge, eat yer heart out!

That's JUST what I plan to do with my first egg Flum!!!!! ( well....not the diamond bit of course...and ...ohh...I'll have to get the chooks first....although I've got some on standby from a VERY generous Vine member!!!!!)

[Snadger]

To be honest I wanted to know what a FRESH egg tasted like and now I know, so Tesco's can stick there eggs where................well basically where they came from.
I got another egg yesterday and ate it soft boiled for my brekkie today.

Guess what, I got THREE eggs today, two in the nesting boxes and one on the table they perch on. The one on the table had a bit of poo on it and as I was washing it I cracked it. No problem it's still in one piece as the inner skin wasn't broken, but methinks I need to be feeding them some extra grit to thicken the shells.
At this rate I'll be on full production by the end of next week. What the chuff am I going to do with 70 eggs per week? Answers on a post card to Snadgers crazy hen hut please!

[di]

We in same position as you~for some bzarre reason thought if we're gonna be going to lottie 3 times a day to see to their needs we might as well make it worthwhile & get 10!!Scary thing is,as they're all indistinguishable(is that the right word?)brown hens we thought it'd be nice to get the kiddies 2 different ones they could adopt as pets!!~come September we'll have 12 layers!!
I know it's not totally above board but we have friends & family more than happy to take surplas off our hands & their payment is considered a contribution in the upkeep!~so we're not really making money from the lottie~just gone into partnership with those that wish to help out!!

[Sunbeam]

I took a photo of my girl's first eggs too!! When I go and feed the battery-pack I whistle to them & now when I go and whistle in the garden they all come running from what ever they are doing - who said chickens were stupid?