Category Archives: Eggs

Colour coding (corrected)

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Michael

OK, so yesterday’s supposedly educated guesswork actually turned out to be far less accurate than our rather more blatant guesswork from before.  And I hold my own hands up to this, since my wife Jane stuck to the previous guesswork … Continue reading →

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Colour coding

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Michael

After Monday’s blatant guesswork, the chickens’ egg production over Tuesday and Wednesday has enabled us to draw some hopefully firmer conclusions about who’s laying what.  [UPDATE: Much of this turned out to be wildly inaccurate – see the corrected version … Continue reading →

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Make that 300%

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Michael

Following this morning’s two eggs, this evening brought two more – so today’s total is two medium brown, one pale brown and slightly speckly, and one closer to white. This was wholly unexpected, because Ida isn’t technically ready yet (she’s … Continue reading →

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Production up 100%

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Michael

I’ve just popped down to the hen house to check on the egg production situation, and found two nestling side by side – and one of them was so fresh it was still warm. Since there weren’t any there three … Continue reading →

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Pearl versus the pros

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Michael

While Pearl may be the biggest and brawniest of our chickens, ruthlessly laying down the law with a beak of iron, she’s still only a mere beginner when it comes to egg-laying, as is graphically laid bare when two of … Continue reading →

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Egg #2

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Michael

We have a second egg – identical to the first one, and this time it was definitely Pearl’s, so it’s highly likely that Thursday’s was hers too. So the current rate is one every 48 hours, but we’re threatened with … Continue reading →

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Yum!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Michael

I don’t normally have cooked breakfasts unless I’m staying in a hotel at someone else’s expense, but this morning I treated myself to two rashers of bacon and last night’s egg. What it lacked in substance when fried, it more … Continue reading →

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We have our first egg!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Michael

As you can see, it’s quite small, and there’s no way of knowing (short of some kind of poultry DNA test) who produced it because we didn’t catch her in action – though Pearl and Vi seem like the most … Continue reading →

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