{"id":36127,"date":"2023-02-06T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=36127"},"modified":"2023-02-06T15:28:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:28:38","slug":"storm-lays-her-first-egg-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=36127","title":{"rendered":"Storm lays her first egg of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I was surprised that storm laid her first egg of the year. I was surprised because last year she only laid in May, June and July. As the breeder had said that her breed isn&#8217;t a very good layer I assumed that she had a short season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snowflake and Gold started laying at the end of March last year at about five months old. Storm started laying at about seven months old.  I now wonder if she doesn&#8217;t have such a short season but was just a late starter.  My seramas have often started laying quite late and I think that perhaps it&#8217;s the smaller breeds that start late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Storm continues to lay until the end of July like last year that will give her a six month season which I don&#8217;t consider poor at all. Some of the other girls lay for nine months but I would consider six months fair especially as Storm was a good layer while she was laying last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Storm had been looking in each nest box this morning and scratching the shavings out. After lunch she was missing and I checked the nest boxes. Just like Gold she was in the nest box by the gate and also like Gold by the time I returned with my camera she was already in the laying position. What are the chances that this happened again exactly the same as with Gold! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-in-the-laying-position.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-in-the-laying-position.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-in-the-laying-position.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-in-the-laying-position-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-in-the-laying-position-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Storm is in the laying position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-has-just-laid-her-egg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-has-just-laid-her-egg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-has-just-laid-her-egg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-has-just-laid-her-egg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storm-has-just-laid-her-egg-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Storm has just laid her egg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Storm&#8217;s first egg of the year I thought her egg was bigger than I remember them from last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storms-egg-on-the-left-golds-egg-in-the-middle-and-a-shop-bought-egg-on-the-right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storms-egg-on-the-left-golds-egg-in-the-middle-and-a-shop-bought-egg-on-the-right.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storms-egg-on-the-left-golds-egg-in-the-middle-and-a-shop-bought-egg-on-the-right.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storms-egg-on-the-left-golds-egg-in-the-middle-and-a-shop-bought-egg-on-the-right-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/storms-egg-on-the-left-golds-egg-in-the-middle-and-a-shop-bought-egg-on-the-right-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Storm&#8217;s egg on the left, gold&#8217;s egg in the middle and a shop bought egg on the right for comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/and-again-in-the-egg-stand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/and-again-in-the-egg-stand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/and-again-in-the-egg-stand.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/and-again-in-the-egg-stand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/and-again-in-the-egg-stand-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>And the same order again in the egg stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done Storm! I am very proud of her. I wonder who will be next. I think it may be Dot as her comb is red and she is a bit more vocal. It is lovely to be getting some eggs again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I was surprised that storm laid her first egg of the year. I was surprised because last year she only laid in May, June and July. 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