In Lay

All the Newbies are now laying.  We'e got some beautiful white eggs,  some off-white,  and one (Sylvia) brown eggs.  Fay has also just started laying, the only one of the 5 older girls to do so yet. Fleur and Sasha will restart at some point;  Gloria and Poppy may or may not,  we don't mind either way as they've earned their retirement.

Fay egg underneath

The eggs started off fairly small, same size as Fay (our Fayoumi) lays.  They are gradually increasing in size and the eggs of one of the Littlees is now much bigger than those of Fay.

They are laying in both coops, and Sylvia switches between the two.  We know this because Sylvia's eggs are instantly recognisable.

Shell-less egg

We've had a couple of eggs laid on the floor of the walk in run,  and we had one shell-less egg in the garden. It was still warm when I found it, and one of the two silver leghorns had been running around just beforehand, so I guess it was hers. 

 It was perfectly formed, just no shell


The Littlees are little no more, they are fully grown.   They've lost their baby running (which is when they run with their necks stretched out), and I miss it.

Sylvia, the silver laced barnevelder, is beautiful but aloof.   Astrid, one of the gold partridge leghorn and top of this group,  is friendly and confident;  Sunshine, the other gold partridge leghorn,  has the prettiest face, and loves meeting new people;   Summer, one of the silver duckwing leghorn, continues to be the aquawkiestscardiest leghorn I've had;  and Blondie, the other silver duckwing leghorn,  is just delightful.

Summer and Blondie  will be moving the allotment as soon as the allotment boys have vacated their coop.  Although they are now part of the big flock, the two Boys continue to sleep in their separate coop at night.    We will force a change if necessary,  but we'd prefer them to make the decision themselves.   They are from a slow developing breed,  so it will take a while before they act like cockerels.   (I don't just mean mating,  I mean all the gentlemanly behaviour that goes with it).