After having our chickens for exactly six weeks, one has finally laid an egg!
For some reason, I thought it would only take two weeks to get eggs from them, so I have been disappointed for a while. I was most disappointed when we discovered that two of our purported hens are actually roosters! I swear, we couldn't tell when we first got them!
For some reason, I thought it would only take two weeks to get eggs from them, so I have been disappointed for a while. I was most disappointed when we discovered that two of our purported hens are actually roosters! I swear, we couldn't tell when we first got them!
Now, of course, it is 100% crystal clear, as is evidenced by this video I took this morning:
These city slickers don't know much about chickens, that is evident. But this afternoon, I finally felt like I was a semi-successful chicken farmer--we got our first egg!
It's tiny, it's fragile, but it's an egg from our own organically-fed hen. My husband and I will be sharing it tomorrow for breakfast.
Merci, ma poule! You rock!
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| One of these Buff Orpingtons was responsible for laying our first egg. :) |
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PEACE.
LOVE.
CHICKENS.
