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Our first “five egg day” of the year

Yesterday we had our first, five egg, day of the year. Cloud was the only laying girl who didn’t lay as she had laid the day before. Mango and Cloud are recent layers and only lay every other day whereas … Continue reading

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Snow is back in lay

This morning Snow was in and out of the nest box. Snow later settled and laid an egg. She had only taken a two week break from when she laid her last egg. Well done Snow! We now have five … Continue reading

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Cloud in the nest box and first slow worm of the year

Yesterday I managed to catch Cloud in the nest box before she laid her second egg of the year. I don’t quite know why but I like to get a photo of each girl in the nest box as they … Continue reading

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Worming the girls

I usually worm the girls in March and September. I have been waiting for Snow to come out of her broody spell to start but then Gold went broody. I decided to get on with it as there will probably … Continue reading

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Cloud’s first egg of the year

I missed getting a photo of Cloud in the nest box. She was going in and out of the nest box by the gate but by the time I grabbed my camera she was back out. I then went indoors … Continue reading

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Mango lays her first egg of the year

Today there was a lot of nest box activity. Mango has been squatting, vocal, going to the grit and oyster shell and looking in the nest boxes so I knew she was on the verge of laying her first egg … Continue reading

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A yogurt treat

I gave the girls some yogurt this morning. I love doing this and getting group photos. The girls get yogurt splattered all over themselves but when I return later they are all cleaned up. They are very good at cleaning … Continue reading

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Snow is through her broody spell already

Snow was out in the run this morning instead of in the nest box. I expected her to return to the nest box but she stayed out in the run all day. After only three days of being broody she … Continue reading

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The first broody of the year

On the same day that Storm laid her first egg of the year Snow laid her last egg before going broody. We had one day of four girls laying before it dropped back to three. Snow has laid seventeen eggs … Continue reading

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Storm’s first egg of the year

Today at last Storm settled in the nest box. She has been very vocal leading up to this. Red and Snow were already in the nest boxes so after much fuss Storm settled in the third nest box by the … Continue reading

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