My husband bought me this egg holder for Christmas and this is the first time it has been filled. We have just had eight eggs in seven days. Six of those are Butterscotch’s and two are Barley’s.
A full egg holder
Barley’s eggs are the one at the back on the left and the one in the front, second in from the right. The eggs are in the order they were laid starting at the tail of the hen on the right and circling to the left until they meet up. Butterscotch’s eggs have a pinkish tint and a satin sheen whereas Barley’s are white with a matt finish.
A different view of the eggs
This morning Peaches was scratching around the nest box for a few minutes, scattering the pine shavings out, so I don’t think it will be too long before she starts laying. Her comb is now completely red whereas recently it still had a pink tip.
I think once we have both Barley and Peaches laying as well as Butterscotch the egg count will really make a difference and I won’t be buying any more eggs. Hurrah!
Click here to see the history of my flock.
Oh, it’s even cuter all full of eggs.
I love it too, it’s so good for taking photos of eggs. I hadn’t imagined it filling up this soon in the year.