{"id":19992,"date":"2017-03-21T06:50:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T06:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=19992"},"modified":"2017-03-21T06:52:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T06:52:03","slug":"egg-laying-in-harmony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=19992","title":{"rendered":"Egg laying in harmony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a manic day yesterday and I finished work too late to do any mixing of the girls as it was nearing their bedtime.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday morning however, I checked on the girls and Freckles and Emerald were both settled in the the nest box together. They looked so sweet together and it shows that girls of different sizes can get along in harmony.<\/p>\n<p>I came inside to get my camera \u00a0but by the time I returned the egg laying was over. Emerald was just emerging with a little collection of pine shavings on her back (obscured by the nest box) and her egg was just in front of Freckles breast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20005\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20005\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20005\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20005\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emerald_and_freckles.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald leaving the nest box\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emerald_and_freckles.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emerald_and_freckles-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emerald_and_freckles-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald leaving the nest box<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Emerald was followed out by Freckles and there were their eggs side by side.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20006\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20006\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20006\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20006\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/and_their_eggs.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald's and Freckles warm eggs together in the nest box\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/and_their_eggs.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/and_their_eggs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/and_their_eggs-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald&#8217;s and Freckles warm eggs together in the nest box<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This was so sweet, it warmed my heart. After the aggression of the current integration processes it was so lovely to see. It&#8217;s a pity I missed the shot of them together but never mind. It was a lovely moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a manic day yesterday and I finished work too late to do any mixing of the girls as it was nearing their bedtime. 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