Our laying ladies have been popping out eggs for almost two months now. And, as we have three, we should have had at least three eggs some days – one from each of Barbara, Gerry, and Margot. But, we’ve always had two, and though we think they’re all laying now, we suspect Gerry took her time, and was a late starter.
So, imagine our surprise when four eggs were waiting for us on Tuesday morning; the first proper cold snap day of the winter. As two were fleshy white in colour, we’re guessing that Barbara was the busy bird, popping out two reasonably sized eggs in less than 12 hours.
We’ve had 40% larger eggs, barren days with none, and we rarely have two eggs to collect at the same time, so how all four ended up being laid in the same space of time (and overnight, too, it would seem), we just don’t know.
In egg related news, I am now the proud owner of four novelty VW camper van egg cups. Bought for me in celebration of our second year together, they’re bright in colour, have different registration numbers, and are by far the most faithful to the real thing of all the designs on offer from the various internet retailers.
Never before will egg eating have been so much fun, as we can now make traffic jams on our plates (using toasted soldiers as roadblocks), and pretend that any over-running yolk is a serious oil leak, just like the egg cups’ real life counterparts. Egg-citing and egg-stra cute special egg cups indeed. Happy Anniversary!
Tags: Chicken-keeping, Journal
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