I have known for a while that Rusty was ready to start laying. She has been squatting when I hold my hand over her and has been more vocal.
Yesterday afternoon she was very vocal and then settled in the nest box.
Rusty in the nest box
She laid her first egg which is huge compared to Freckles eggs. No wonder it had a few streaks of blood on it. It is also much paler than Freckles eggs which are a beige colour.
Rusty’s egg is on the right of Freckles last two eggs
Rusty’s egg in the middle of Freckles eggs
Well done Rusty, what a clever girl!
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Well done Rusty!!!! 🙂
I’ve forgotten how old the three amigos are Carol – should they be laying soon?? x
The three amigos are eight months and Rusty and Freckles are ten months so I am expecting it to be a couple of months yet. They seem to start laying quite late.
Fantastic! What a size for such a small bird.:)
I was surprised by the size. It does seem that first eggs can be tiny as on Barley’s case or huge as in Speckles case so it will be interesting to see what size her next egg is.
Looks like a big egg for such a little girl, Clever girl.
It is surprisingly big for such a little girl. It will be interesting to see when the next one comes and what size it will be.