{"id":33883,"date":"2021-10-26T12:41:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T12:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=33883"},"modified":"2021-10-26T12:41:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T12:41:22","slug":"allotments-greens-and-smoke-lays-an-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=33883","title":{"rendered":"Allotments greens and Smoke lays an egg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have been giving the girls the greens from the allotment that are not up to up to standard. It’s purple sprouting broccoli that didn’t form as it’s too late in the season and has now been attacked by caterpillars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The girls love it and Spot soon cottoned on to it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spot soon got the hang of allotment greens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spot is joined by Smoke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This afternoon I checked on the girls and found Smoke missing. Smoke was in the nest box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smoke getting ready to lay again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s been a month since Smoke and Sugar last laid with Sugar’s last egg four days before Smoke’s last egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugar gave up being broody about a week before Smoke did so it will be interesting to see if Sugar also starts laying again or waits until spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I next checked Smoke was out in the run and her egg was in the nest box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smoke’s egg on the left of a, medium, shop bought egg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well done Smoke!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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