Thursday, September 3, 2009
Eggs!
The hens have started laying eggs consistently. It is neat seeing the different sizes and shapes that come out when the hens are new to laying. The eggs started out really small but have steadily grown in size. We got a big, lumpy egg the other morning when we had friends over for a home-grown-eggs-and-home-fries breakfast. It had THREE YOLKS! We also got a really long narrow egg with 2 yolks. One egg had no shell, just a membrane, and another apparently came out with no membrane or shell, and was just a puddle in the nest. There was one egg the other day that was the size and shape of a yolk, and its own yolk was just a yellow speck with unclear margins, kind of fuzzy looking. Judging by the amount of chicken-sex we witness, the eggs are probably all fertile. One hen did try to sit on an egg the other day, but winter is coming too soon to let them hatch any out this year. It is nice to see the broodiness trait, though, so next spring hopefully we will have a whole new batch of babies!
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