{"id":24528,"date":"2018-03-10T11:12:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T11:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=24528"},"modified":"2018-03-10T11:12:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T11:12:31","slug":"favourite-egg-laying-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=24528","title":{"rendered":"Favourite egg laying spots"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had almost forgotten how different an egg laying flock is to a winter flock. Throughout winter the flock is quiet and harmonious. As soon as egg laying resumes the noise level goes up.<\/p>\n

There is the shouting because two or more girls want to lay in the same spot, there is sometimes shouting from one girl letting everyone know another girl is laying but most of all there is shouting if one girl is in the egg laying spot coveted by another girl.<\/p>\n

The first eggs this year were laid in the nest box nearest to the chicken shed. The girls didn’t need to lay at the same time so all was calm. Then there was a sudden switch to the favourite corner of the chicken shed for Freckles and Cinnamon. There are of course four corners in the chicken shed but only one corner ever gets used for egg laying. Why this corner is the favourite I have no idea!<\/p>\n

This morning Freckles was shouting. I knew she was ready to lay as she had laid two days ago and she was very vocal first thing. I went up to see what the fuss was about. Oh dear! Cinnamon was in her favourite spot. Cinnamon had laid her egg there yesterday so I was surprised that she would be laying again although just occasionally she does lay two days running.<\/p>\n

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Cinnamon in the favourite corner of the chicken shed<\/p><\/div>\n

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Freckles also wants this corner<\/p><\/div>\n

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Freckles usurps Cinnamon and settles in herself<\/p><\/div>\n

I lifted Cinnamon to see if there was an egg, just in case she was sitting on Freckles egg, but there wasn’t. Once Freckles was settled and Cinnamon was back out I lifted Freckles to see if Cinnamon had laid but there was no egg. Cinnamon must have had a false alarm.<\/p>\n

A little later Freckles was back out in the run and when I checked there was Freckles, round shaped, egg in the corner. All was quiet once more until the next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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