My First Egg

Hi all! I am over the moon to announce the arrival of my first egg! It is a cute little brown egg about the size of a ping-pong ball. I *believe* it was laid by a red meat pullet, but as I didn't see her lay it, I'm not positive. Here it is in all its cuteness next to a regular large egg from the store.

We have an old workbench in the chicken coop, and they all roost on the bottom shelf. I went out to do my nightly ritual of  making sure they have food and water, counting heads, making sure the overhead light is off, and checking nest boxes. I call this putting the girls to bed. Anywho, as I was putting the girls to bed, I spied a little meaty hen rolling a little Brown egg across the shelf towards me. It was like she was saying "Look what I did mom!" I was so excited! I ran into the house and told everyone! You would've thought I layed it myself.

I can't wait to find more eggs soon. I will be expecting the rest of the ladies to start earning their keep. Hehe.

Thanks for reading!