Freckles third egg

I thought it may have been Cinnamon who had been on top of the little coop but I realised last night it was Apricot. She jumped on top of the little coop several times. I wonder if my popping her on various perches has helped build her confidence.

Apricot’s new trick

Look at me

Last night was the first time that the new girls put themselves to bed. I had been putting them in at quarter to six as by then it starts getting cold and I worry about them being outside when it’s cold. Last night it was milder and I decided them to leave them a bit longer. At six o’clock they put themselves to bed and I just had to close up the little coop door. This is great news as I think they will probably do this from now on.

For breakfast this morning I decided on two eggs each as we wanted to try Freckles egg which was tiny.

Eggs in a pan

The two eggs on the left are medium sized, shop bought, eggs and the next one along is Peaches egg. The yolk is actually fractionally bigger than the standard hen’s egg yolks but it has a lot less white. Freckles little egg is on the right and is actually not a bad size for such a little girl, especially as it was her first egg.

Later in the morning Freckles settled in the nest box. We were in the cabin/kitchen preparing tomorrow’s lunches when I heard a loud, repetitive, squeak. I realised it was Freckles. I went to check on her and she was stood in the nest box, shouting, with her little egg beside her.

She has now laid three eggs, laying every other day. I am really impressed as that is more frequently than the bigger girls are laying.

Freckles third egg

I am trying to show the size of her sweet little egg. It measures one and a half inches in length. What a clever little girl she is.

By six o’clock this evening the new girls had put themselves to bed again. Hurrah, we have progress.