Silver has been squatting for a few weeks now but yesterday for the first time she started investigating the nest boxes. She spent a lot of time flicking the pine shavings out and going in and out.
This morning Silver was again going in and out of the nest boxes. I didn’t manage to get a photo because every time I would lift the nest box lid Silver would run out. I only managed to get a blurred photo of her running down the ramp.
However when I checked the nest boxes at lunch time there was Silver’s first egg with the little blood streak that first eggs often have.
It is a surprising time of year to start laying but as ever I felt so proud of her. It is lovely that we will start having our own eggs again. Well done Silver.
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