Storm is our only egg laying girl at the moment. She lays every other day.
Since we lost Salmon, Sugar has spent a lot of time on her own. I wonder if she misses Salmon. Her favourite spots are on the branch perch at the top of the ladder if there is a patch of sun and on the shelf inside the shelter if there isn’t any sun. Sugar can often be found here.
Sugar has a red comb and face. In fact all the girls have red combs and faces at the moment so I am sure there will be more egg laying starting soon. I am sure that like me the girls will be glad when better weather arrives.
I wrote this part of the post yesterday but held off putting it out. I wanted to leave my tribute to Salmon as my last post for a bit longer to do justice to our lovely girl.
Then today there was more nest box action so I had to add to this post. Gold has been squatting and has been really vocal recently and we have been sure she was about to start laying. Today she was vocalising more than we have ever heard her before.
The next time I checked Gold had laid her first egg of the year. Storm laid soon after her giving us our first, two egg day, of the year.
How lovely to have another girl laying. Well done Gold.
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It is lovely to see them coming back into lay. Sugar is probably missing Salmon – they say that birds of a feather do flock together and I’ve noticed that within the different breeds over the years in my flock.
It’s lovely having eggs again. Sugar seems to be separate from the rest of the flock at the moment. Yesterday they were all digging in a patch of soft, damp soil and Sugar was on her own on the patio area pecking at some apple.
I think it must make you feel spring is on its way. I am sure Salmon will be missing Sugar, these animals all have feelings, as we do.
Yes, spring seems to be taking a long time this year. They definitely have feelings and looking back through the photos of Salmon there was a glint of anger in her eyes when she was broody and I lifted her from the nest box. When they are happy they chatter and when in a dust bath they almost purr. They are quite easy to read.