Spring fever

Spring fever is definitely in the air. This morning while I was poop picking the coop it was Honey’s turn to sit in the nest box. She was then joined by Amber. Emerald came in to watch then Peaches and Barley came in to watch too and Sparkle looked on from the pop hole. It’s getting very busy and crowded in the coop in the mornings. Once again I wished I had my camera and will try to remember to take it with me tomorrow morning.

Later this morning when I went into the run I realised that both Peaches and Barley were missing on parade. I checked the little coops and found them together in the left coop. I fetched my camera. I have said before that this pair like to do everything together. None of the other girls will tolerate another in the coop with them.

They were twirling together and one would flutter her head under the others breast. As they stood up and parted slightly I saw an egg between them. They both started moving it around with their beaks so I removed it.

Peaches then left the coop and Barley settled down so I knew this must be Peaches egg. I was really pleased as Peaches hasn’t laid an egg for a month now. A few moments later Barley came out and when I checked the coop there was her egg. It is strange that after a month off Peaches laid her egg just minutes before Barley laid hers.

We can share a nest box

Twirling together

Are you looking at us!

Peaches egg

You can just see Peaches egg below her face. She started pecking at it so I removed it.

We went out for a two hour walk as it was such a lovely day and I checked the nest boxes again once we got back and was surprised to find another egg in the favourite right coop. I decided that it was Sparkle’s egg as it is the same darker colour as her previous eggs.

This is the first three egg day we have had since June.We have gone from two eggs a week to six eggs in five days! I haven’t had six eggs on my egg skelter for a very long time.

Egg skelter

I was so excited that I just had to take a photo. For ages we have only been getting enough of our own eggs for Sunday breakfast and it will be lovely to start having them at other times too. I am quite hopeful that with four out of eight girls now laying I won’t have to buy any more eggs for a while.

Spring is most definitely in the air.