Knut was the one to find it. It wasn’t there when I checked on them this morning. I told Knut over lunch today that I was worried that the temperature has dropped so much that they won’t lay now until Spring. I was wondering if they were getting enough light in the coop when they were shut in all day. We decided to let them have their afternoons back in the yard again, since they obviously weren’t laying in the woods.
He let the chickens out when he went out to rake, and sent a picture text to my phone. (We just added texting to our phone last week…I’m pretty sure that’s not how Ma and Pa Ingalls communicated that a chicken has laid an egg back in the day.)
The black hens are supposed to lay this dark color, so it was one of the “Rubies” as I call that breed because their combs are so bright red.
It’s fairly small. Maybe about the size of a medium at the store? Here it is in our egg carton next to the larges from the grocery store. As you can see, we were running low on eggs again and I didn’t want to buy them, again.
Sheila says
November 3, 2011 at 9:07 pmCongratulations. 😉
Candis Berge says
November 3, 2011 at 9:15 pmWhoo hoo!
Mom says
November 3, 2011 at 9:39 pmMaybe if you find out which chicken laid the egg and give it an M&M, the other chickens will lay, too! (just like potty training) 🙂
Kathy Garvin says
November 4, 2011 at 1:48 amYippee! It’s something to celebrate. Good for you and it’s so pretty too.
Anonymous says
November 4, 2011 at 5:50 amYeah!!!! Sharon
Melissa says
November 4, 2011 at 12:03 pmYay for you!!
Terri Sue says
November 4, 2011 at 5:52 pmwhen my children were little we did heifer international. actually we still do. my children are adults now and one has made me a grandmama twice. they always waited for that catalog. it is what we gave people for Christmas, and then we would pick a big animal purchace for our family with the kids input on each one. we did have one stipulation which you might find odd. my husband and i have been vegetarians for 30 years. so the animals we picked could not be used for food. we picked water buffalo usually for our family gift. goats or sheep for friends and family…..milk and wool. my husband lost his job several years back and after 18 months finally found another at 1/4 of what his income had been. so no more water buffalo’s for us but we do what we can. i will have to look into this organization. it’s so good to get them started young.
my children have carried this gift of giving with them into adulthood. what a blessing. congratulations on your egg
Lois says
November 6, 2011 at 1:04 pmCongrats on the first egg and I hope you have many more!!!! I enjoy reading your blog.
Join us next year at quilt retreat.
amy + ryan says
November 6, 2011 at 6:14 pmYAY!
in the coop says
November 9, 2011 at 6:21 pmA first egg is always a reason to celebrate. Who got to eat it?
We like to get a variety of hens to get a variety of egg colors. We’ve never had this kind before. I like it! We’ll have to try this breed next time we get chicks.