I think both bigger girls have finished laying for this season. Flame definitely has as she last laid a week ago. Last year she stopped half way through November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ebony laid her last egg three days ago but had been laying every other day so I am less certain with her as yet. Last year she stopped half way through October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It hasn’t been such a good summer this year which is probably why they have stopped earlier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke on the other hand started laying again a week ago after three weeks of not laying and has now laid four eggs since then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sugar has laid her first egg today after four weeks of not laying. I suspected that as Sugar has turned out to be a serial broody like Smoke that she would also continue to lay through winter between broody spells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have switched from only the two bigger girls laying to two little girls laying. At least Smoke and Sugar are both laying together so we will still get a few eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yesterday I saw a slow worm on the path. It was small and thin so I think it is one of this year’s young ones. It stayed long enough for me to get my camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love the fact that we see some young ones every year. They are breeding and thriving in our garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I think both bigger girls have finished laying for this season. Flame definitely has as she last laid a week ago. Last year she stopped half way through November. Ebony laid her last egg three days ago but had been … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/slow-worm-on-the-path.jpg\")
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