{"id":38122,"date":"2024-03-22T15:49:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=38122"},"modified":"2024-03-22T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:49:25","slug":"mangos-first-egg-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=38122","title":{"rendered":"Mango&#8217;s first egg of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning Mango was being very vocal and I felt sure she was about to lay her first egg of the year. We had to go out for a few hours so I didn&#8217;t get a photo of Mango in the nest box. But when we returned there were two eggs in the nest box by the gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only Dot and Cloud have been laying so I knew this was Mango&#8217;s egg. It is smaller than Cloud&#8217;s egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clouds-egg-on-the-laeft-and-mangos-first-egg-on-the-right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clouds-egg-on-the-laeft-and-mangos-first-egg-on-the-right.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clouds-egg-on-the-laeft-and-mangos-first-egg-on-the-right.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clouds-egg-on-the-laeft-and-mangos-first-egg-on-the-right-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clouds-egg-on-the-laeft-and-mangos-first-egg-on-the-right-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cloud&#8217;s egg on the left and Mango&#8217;s first egg of the year on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cloud-and-mangos-egg-on-the-egg-stand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cloud-and-mangos-egg-on-the-egg-stand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cloud-and-mangos-egg-on-the-egg-stand.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cloud-and-mangos-egg-on-the-egg-stand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cloud-and-mangos-egg-on-the-egg-stand-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cloud&#8217;s egg on the left and Mango&#8217;s egg on the right of the egg stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The egg stand shows the difference in size better. Cloud and Mango are the same size and yet Cloud&#8217;s eggs are longer in shape than both Mango and Storm&#8217;s eggs. Mango has laid her first egg of the year a week after Cloud started laying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So for now we are back to three girls laying. Well done Mango!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning Mango was being very vocal and I felt sure she was about to lay her first egg of the year. 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