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<\/a>Unbeknown to me Barley had laid two eggs<\/p><\/div>\n
The egg on the left is the one I found today under the coop. The floor of the coop is only about two inches off the ground. The egg on the right is the one I found in the right hand coop on Sunday.<\/p>\n
I went back a few minutes later and Barley was in the right hand coop. I decided to hold off writing this post and see if she laid her third egg.<\/p>\n
I checked back a few times and she was still in the coop. The next time I checked she was out in the run so I went to check for an egg. There was her egg at the bottom of the ramp to the right hand little coop. She must have laid too near the ramp and it had rolled down. We now think this must be what happened with the first egg and then one of the girls may have nudged it under the coop out of reach. This would explain why it hadn’t broken.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Barley’s first, second and third egg<\/p><\/div>\n
The egg on the left is a medium sized shop bought egg for comparison. Today’s egg is on the right. It is slightly bigger than the second egg and a little less clean for landing outside.<\/p>\n
I am sure Barley will soon get the hang of it. If we get another before the weekend we will have two eggs each for Sunday breakfast. Well done Barley! I am looking forward to tasting these eggs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Sunday I posted about what I thought was Barley’s first egg. We now think it was her second egg. Today I just happened to be bent over while changing from my coop boots back into my outside boots when … Continue reading