Honey finally gets her egg laid

This morning Pepper, Bluebell and Honey all seemed to want to lay an egg. Pepper always takes her time and was in and out of the little coop. Bluebell then went into the little coop and Pepper was strutting around shouting. She wanted to be in there and refused to back down and go into the other nest box.

Meanwhile Honey kept hovering by the little coop too. She couldn’t go in there because Bluebell would never let her so there was a lot of shouting. I had go out so had to leave them to it.

I returned before lunch time and was surprised that Pepper was still shouting. I went to check and Honey was missing on parade. I lifted the little coop roof and there was Honey sat on Bluebell’s and Pepper’s eggs. I removed the eggs and everything calmed down.

I returned a little later and Honey was still missing. I again lifted the little coop roof and there was Honey’s little egg but no Honey. I lifted the nest box and there was Honey. I am sure she doesn’t realise when she has laid her egg.

For most of the afternoon Honey stayed in the nest box.

Honey in the nest box long after she has laid her egg

All the girls come to take a look

Amber and Bluebell are in the foreground, Pepper is between them and Dotty has her head in the doorway.

The inspectors

Bluebell chased Honey out which I thought may not be a bad thing as she didn’t need to be in the nest box. However Honey kept returning to the nest box until late afternoon when she finally gave up and rejoined the girls in the run.

It’s odd that both little girls just don’t seem to know when they have laid their egg. I do hope this gets easier for them with a little more practise.