Saturday, November 19, 2022

good eggs

Two youngsters examining a rip in my trousers. I felt thoroughly judged.

There are currently seven hens here. Ethel the Elder was briefly alone until I could find six baby chooks in the Spring. Two of them have already started to lay, although not consistently; there are usually two eggs - one from Ethel - in the nest boxes every day, and occasionally three. The more the merrier from a practical standpoint, since they are all being fed expensive organic layer feed. But now that the Cold Times seem to be very much here, I did not expect anyone else to start laying until Spring.

However! This morning there were the usual two eggs in a nest box, but it was quite exciting because one of them was this (candlestick not included):


Which means another hen has begun to lay!

Here's how we can tell:


The little one on the bottom is the new arrival - the hen is wisely starting small.

In other news, last night I finally got the camera battery and the charger in the same place! I can take pictures again! Tell you what, there are some unexpected glitches created by trying to clean and organize the entire house. For two days I couldn't find the charger, and when it finally revealed itself, the battery was gone. Especially baffling since there was no reason for either to be anywhere other than where they are always kept. But they weren't. Something similar has happened with my new solar motion-sensor light, my supply of sketchbooks, and my Winter clothes. That last one needs to be addressed today, as it is Winter.

I hope everyone is planning a lovely weekend! And I hope you all know where your seasonal clothing was nicely folded and put away six months ago. Because it feels pretty silly when you can't find your own clothes, I can tell you.

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8 comments:

  1. Congratulations on the eggs! Funny how such seemingly ordinary things can be so exciting. :)

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    1. I have a lot of experience in enjoying small things :)

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  2. Seasonal clothing all go into one spot (well, now two). But that helps for relocating it when the seasons swap! Yay for a new egg. :-)

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    1. I distinctly recall putting all my Winter stuff in one garment bag. I'm sure it is still there. I wonder where the garment bag could be...

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  3. Yay for fresh eggs (and I don't blame the new layer for starting out small - ouch!).
    Did you look under the bed??

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  4. What a hilarious post! I love your humor. As for things mysteriously moving themselves to parts unknown, well, it happens here with regularity. I am a master of putting things where I will remember, and then of course I don't.

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    1. Do you also forget what you put in jars or freezer containers? I am trying to get better about labeling things.

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