Two eggs today, hurrah!

For the last few days I have been aware that Butterscotch was getting ready to lay again. She had become more vocal and was looking in the nest box.

She usually takes a two week break then starts laying again and today was day twelve of her break. This morning she had been in and out of the nest box a few times and so had Topaz. Both girls were being very vocal.

When I left to do my deliveries at quarter to eleven Butterscotch was settled in the nest box.

Butterscotch in the nest box

When I got back at lunch time Topaz was in this same nest box. I lifted the lid and Topaz came out and there were two eggs side by side.

One of the eggs was Butterscotch’s egg as they are distinct and the easiest of all to tell and that’s without the fact that Butterscotch only goes in the nest box to lay an egg or be broody. She doesn’t need endless practice like Topaz. Butterscotch’s egg was as always round with a satin finish and a slight pink tinge to it. The other egg was white and quite large so am guessing this was Topaz’s egg.

Two eggs today

The one on the right is Butterscotch’s egg without a doubt. I think the one on the left is Topaz’s.

It is tricky to be absolutely sure because I have put the last three eggs down to Barley as she was standing over the first one and she had been looking in the nest boxes and her comb is big and red. I haven’t actually seen her sitting in the nest box though but in the past she has always been quick to get the job done.

Topaz has been sitting in the nest box a lot but whenever she comes out and I check the nest box there has been no egg so I think it’s just her endless practice.

I can’t be absolutely sure if this egg is Topaz’s but I am going to mark it as hers for now. It’s a shame they don’t lay different colours and it’s a case of catching them in the nest box and a bit of guess work.

Butterscotch is the definite though. The photo may not show much colour difference but in the flesh that slightly pink satin finish is more obvious.

The good news is, this is the first two egg day, since August. Butterscotch has been single handed in keeping us in eggs since then. Bless her little cotton socks (feathered feet). Lets hope this is the start of an upturn in egg laying and I hope to be able to catch the girls in the nest box to be sure who each egg belongs to.