At present Harriet is the only hen laying eggs, this is because she is the 1st hen we got and she is approximately 6 weeks older than the other 3.
The whole neighbourhood could probably tell you the 1st day she laid an egg - not because she made a noise but because our eldest son Harrison couldn't control his excitement. We actually had two eggs on the first day - I think there must of been a back log!
To be completely honest we were a little surprised at the size of Harriet's 1st egg, it was a lot smaller than the shop eggs we were used to. But didn't in any way disappoint in flavour. It was very hard trying to make it go 3 ways, so all the boys could sample the goods. The shell was so much stronger than shop eggs too.
Now the size of the eggs that Harriet lays are much more the size we expected. It still makes my eyes water never the less.
She is very proud to let us know when she has produced and calls for about 20 seconds to make sure we know and collect the goods.
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Hi Tessa - saw your comment on my Hens and Eggs blogs!! Glad you're enjoying your chickens - we're loving ours! Cotswold Chickens is a lovely place, and Jude is a fantastic lady! She was so helpful to me.
I haven't worked out how to change the order of the posts either. :)
Claire x
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