Yesterday Emerald was in the cat box when Dandelion wanted to lay her egg. As usual she did a bit of shouting before deciding on which spot she wanted to lay her egg. When I checked and she wasn’t in either nest box I looked in the chicken shed and there she was settled down in the corner just inside the pop hole.
Dandelion’s latest spot to lay her egg
When I next checked Rusty had squeezed into the cat box next to Emerald. She has obviously decided that this is where she must lay her eggs now. I went for my camera but when I returned Rusty was on the patio pecking at a bit of apple and her little egg was beside Emerald in the cat box.
A bit later Emerald had left the cat box with her egg in it and Dandelion was still in the corner of the shed. I lifted Dandelion and there was her egg. At least she had laid it where she wanted to this time. I don’t mind at all if she wants to lay it in the shed.
Emerald is still laying nearly every day and has never laid beyond May before so I am amazed at how well she is doing. She must be a happy girl. We have had her for four years and she was an adult girl when we got her, Â possibly a couple of years old.
Emerald laid the most eggs in May with a total of nineteen. Freckles was second best with sixteen. They are the two best layers.
Apricot did her usual, practice sit, in the nest box but left of her own accord this time. I am sure she will start laying soon. She is practising every day. I just love having such a happy flock.
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What a great picture of Dandelion! 🙂 xx
I noticed that her colours match the pine and knots of the shed perfectly. She is almost camouflaged here.
Happy eggs.
Loving all the eggs.
Emerald is doing really well, especially as youth is not on her side – she is a lovely bird.
Emerald is a really lovely bird. I really hope she will be long lived because I can’t imagine the flock without her. She has remained a favourite right from the start.