I was overjoyed this morning when I opened up my little chicken house to see my first chicken egg! What joy.
True, they are small bantam eggs, but compared to the quail they are like ostrich eggs. I posted before that I was patiently (insert impatiently) waiting for my hens to start producing. They had been hatched in March and was getting frustrated. Particularly when Quail go from hatch to egg production in 8-9 weeks.
But, you cannot beat the joy of a chicken egg. I was so happy to see it there in the nest box. And a funny moment was when I saw they used the box I had decided I wanted them to choose. The other day I had an idea that if I placed a grocery store egg in that box, it would encourage them to lay and to lay where I placed the egg. Pipe dream, right? No, it worked!
Lovely lovely chicken egg! I shall poach you and eat you on a slice of ham and a glass of champagne to toast the new arrival.
May your day be filled with fulfilled expectations, happy results to patient endeavors and luscious delicious home-grown chicken eggs.