Egg from an egg!!!:)

[di]

It's finally happened!One of our "chicks" that we hatched(or rather Dandelion & Marigold hatched)laid her very first,tiny little egg today!
It was a really yuk morning to be going out in the dark,wet & miserable weather,but all made perfectly well worthwhile when I looked in their coop to not only find an egg from Dandelion,but also a teensy weensy one from,I can only assume,the newly named "Dazzle".

What's strange is that up until Sunday,both the Norfolk Greys were the least friendly of them all....you went anywhere near them & they ran!Yet on Sunday,when they were free ranging,she kept hunting us down & hovering around us....even ate from my hand & let me pick her up for cuddles.

This morning,when I went in the coop,all the others were busy eating their brekkie,yet Dazzle came into the coop to check on what I was up to!I felt a little guilty but after picking her up & giving her a big kiss & a hug I think she possibly forgave me for stealing her little piece of magic!.....I hope!

I'm so happy & proud that what was just an egg in Spring has grown into a beautiful chook that's laid her very first egg!

[Snadger]

Glad to know it's not just me that gets excited by this! It's a wonderful feeling aint it!

[Suechooks]

That is so lovely Di! It's made me feel all emotional! Can't wait to give it a go next year - despite reading Frias's posts about cockerels.

[Hans Mum]

what a proud moment, well done dazzle (& Di)

[Nicos]

So does that sort of make you a great granny if you were to hatch it???

....brill news

[frias]

That is so lovely Di! It's made me feel all emotional! Can't wait to give it a go next year - despite reading Frias's posts about cockerels.

If you can cope with dealing with the cockerels it's great. I did get my beautiful Rose, the only girl from the hatch. I have learnt though that I can't deal with even the thought of dispatch. I am going through a very difficult time at the moment. Bad health etc and the stress of killing the boys is not helping me get better. I'm sticking with ex-batts in future. Yes, some have health problems and have to be put to sleep but I can't get my head around killing my 3 beautiful healthy boys.

Well done Dazzle by the way.

Avril x

[RichmondHens]

Well done Di and Dazzle! Just wait till you hatch some of Dazzle's eggs and produce another generation, you'll feel even more proud.

[Eco-Chic]

How lovely for you Di.

Dazzle is a beautiful name for a clever little chook.

[MaureenHall]

I know exactly how chuffed you feel Di When Hebe laid her first egg a couple or so weeks ago I was gobsmacked! I didn't expect her to start laying till the Spring but she's now giving me a lovely dark terracotta-coloured egg 6 days a week. clever girls aren't they just waiting for Aspen and Alice to start now, then it'll be Basil's daughters turns (and they haven't got names yet)

[Eco-Chic]

Mine have been laying since 4th November. Will they continue through the winter until their first moult?

[Nicos]

My 4 gals started laying in early November last year..until thy went broody in Jan/Feb!!!

[Eco-Chic]

Hmmm...Orpingtons aren't supposed to be prone to broodiness, so we'll see. I've got some spare ice packs, so maybe a frozen butt will discourage any nonsense