Over the last few weeks Red’s comb had reached full size and turned red. For the last week Red has squatted every time I pick her up to put her in the chicken shed at the end of the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite this Red hadn’t shown an interest in the nest boxes until today. Late this afternoon Red was missing. She was scratching in the nest box by the gate. I checked a little later and she was scratching in the nest box by the chicken shed. When I next checked Red was settled in the nest box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Half an hour later Red was back out in the run and her first egg was in the nest box. What a clever girl. I felt so proud of her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Red is between eight and nine month’s old. She is a late starter but it’s a good size egg. She got on with the job with no fuss either and laid quite quickly just half an hour before bedtime. Well done red!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the last few weeks Red’s comb had reached full size and turned red. For the last week Red has squatted every time I pick her up to put her in the chicken shed at the end of the day. … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/red-starts-out-in-the-nest-box-by-the-gate.jpg\")
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