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<\/a>Speckles in a nest box<\/p><\/div>\n
She came out of the nest box and there was no egg. The next time I checked she was back in the nest box and this time she had a little pile of pine shavings on her back.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Speckles back in a nest box with pine shavings on her back<\/p><\/div>\n
The next time I checked Speckles was just leaving the nest box and this time there was an egg. It was a long, torpedo, shaped egg which seems to be a feature of a first egg after a long break.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Speckles long egg on the right<\/p><\/div>\n
Smoke’s egg is on the left, Flame’s egg is in the middle and Speckles long egg is on the right.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Speckles and Spangle’s eggs<\/p><\/div>\n
Speckles and Spangles eggs together to show that although they are different in size they are very similar in shape. I know it is probably boring to most people that I show a lot of egg photos here but I am fascinated by how different my girls’ eggs are.<\/p>\n
When Speckles laid her first egg of the year in March it had a streak of blood on it. I am pleased to see that there is no blood on this second egg and it reassures me that Speckles is okay despite her lack of eggs. I am not sure if this will be a lone egg or if there will be more. Only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s all going on with the egg laying here at the moment! The day before yesterday Speckles was very vocal and at one point had a scratch around in the corner of the chicken shed. I had a feeling that … Continue reading