We got our first eggs!

[Jennifer13]

We have two chickens, adopted from DD's egg hatching program in March.

Yesterday afternoon, I went out to give them some food with DD and she very excitedly discovered that there was our first egg in the hatching box!!!

We had to take a photo and call Daddy and Nana and let them know! The egg was safely stored inside.

She was similarly delighted when she went out this morning as we were leaving for preschool to find a still-warm egg sitting in the nesting box!

We're very impressed, we weren't expecting any eggs for a few more weeks.

Checking the box daily is now DD's job.

[nanananny]

Exciting! I would love chickens

[kawazuki]

how cool
i cant wiat to get some more chickens DS loved checking for eggs lol
and i think DD will enjoy it aswell

its a great thing having animals that produce food. it was the only way we could get DS to eat eggs lol

[Astrid]

That is great! My eldest loves going and checking for eggs.

[Ninah]

How great is that!!! I can just imagine their excitement over it all..

[Jennifer13]

*Update* We got two more eggs over the last two days - so one of our little hens has really figured out what she's doing! Hopefully there's another when we get home tonight and we can have them for breakfast on Saturday.

[nanananny]

Are you still getting eggies?

[dusty]

Hey that is great! Little kids just love collecting eggs and feeding chooks IME. There is nothing better than eating home grown food including eggs.

BTW you are sure to get some LTers in this thread I at first thought you meant a different kind of egg LOL.
xx

[onthefly]

BTW you are sure to get some LTers in this thread I at first thought you meant a different kind of egg LOL.
xx

LOL - that was my first thought too! Then I realised it was in the pet section...

How cool about the eggs though

[Jennifer13]

Are you still getting eggies?

Yep, she's only missed one day a week since! And I actually 'caught' her in the act of laying today, so I know which hen to thank now.

[nanananny]

Well I'm a bit inspired to get chooks again now, we have the room, we've got two poodle type dogs that think they're farm dogs and I was worried they'd chase the chooks and that's one thing that put me off getting chooks years ago. But I think I can keep them under control, I'd have to be sure to get them locked up at night because of the foxes so that might be a pain.

I'll talk to the husband, I've always wanted chooks.

[Floweryfields]

It's very exciting isn't it! I have two new girls who are already laying and it's just as exciting finding eggs a few weeks on!

[Phteven]

I still love finding eggs and we've had our girls for a while now. There's something really special about a warm egg.
Now that you're growing your own eggs the ones you buy in the shops will never measure up again especially for poaching. Fresh eggs poach so beautifully.

[Astrid]

Totally agree on the poaching of fresh eggs, nothing better.

The girls both love getting the eggs. Bubs will scream till she gets to hold one, she will cuddle it and say "nummy nummy".

[Floweryfields]

And how yellow they are, store boughts don't compare at all with that colour. Not to mention the fact that you know that they are living humane lives and not caged in horrible conditions.

[nanananny]

When I was a kid the next door neighbour had bantams, I would love to go collect the eggs when they were on holidays. I want chickens!