The only eggs used to be the tan-ish, tinted, small Mellow eggs. |
First up was the mysterious white egg that appeared on the coop floor a bit cracked and caked with a layer of poop on the 20th of December. The next time a white egg was spotted was on the wet ground of the chicken enclosure.
I've been finding white eggs, especially on the ground. |
Who was laying these mysterious white eggs?
Was it Spice?
No, she still hadn't squatted
Charcoal?
Most likely not, her comb was still small and petite sized.
Lime?
A few days ago when I had bent down to pet her, she had squatted for me. . . a possibility, but still there was a better answer.
. . . I was convinced that Lemon had laid the egg
Added to the suspicion were the giant red comb and wattles that Lemon carried. She had the biggest in the coop, Lemon also squatted for me a couple of times. |
Finally it was unraveled, and I spotted Lemon one day in the nesting box. She stayed in there for a few minutes and then plopped off the box, there was no egg. Disappointed I walked away from the window. When I returned, a fresh white egg, just beaming lay on the ground.
So, Lemon was the new egg layer.
Comparison of Mellow's egg (left) and Lemon's second egg (right). Lemon's bright white egg isn't very big, but slowly they will exceed Mellow's. |
Lemon caught being in the nesting box. |
A desolate white egg was the result! |
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