Yesterday I suspected that Red was getting ready to lay again. Red was in the grit and oyster shell and she always does this the day before starting to lay again. I wonder how she knows.
Yesterday Snow laid and continued to stay in the corner of the chicken shed where she lays her eggs. At bedtime she settled in the corner of the chicken shed. I lifted her to the perch and she dropped down again several times. I knew Snow was broody. I perched her again when the pop hole closed and she stayed there.
Today Red settled in a nest box and Snow settled in the corner of the chicken shed.
When I later returned Red was out and Snow was in the nest box Red had been in. I lifted her out and there was Red’s egg.
As usual it’s one in and one out. Snow has gone broody after laying eleven eggs in sixteen days. Red has come back into lay after a break of ten days.
Meanwhile Gold is moulting heavily so she won’t be laying again this year. Once again we have only one girl laying. Every egg this year is a bonus.
Click here to see the history of my flock.
Never mind, you will soon have two more in the family.
That is true. This must be our worse egg year ever but the two new girls are supposed to be good egg layers and just adding two more layers anyway should make a difference. Only a week to go now.