Monday, August 4, 2008

It Happened!

Tomorrow will be 19 weeks for the girls. Saturday we found our first egg. The incredible part is that it was actually in the nesting box. The kids were so excited because we had been telling them it would still be a couple of weeks before we would see an egg. There are apparently two girls laying because we got two eggs on Saturday, one yesterday and one so far this morning.

I think they are all a bit hormonal though because they all want to yell at us every time we get near them. Yesterday Dumplin was getting on my last nerve. That bird is nuts! First thing in the morning, I was still in my gown, she was jumping a foot off the ground to peck the flowers on my gown. Then later when I was getting ready to clean the coop I was bent over and she pecked my right on the tush. In the afternoon I went into the coop and they gathered around me and she kept pecking my pants. I picked her up and was loving on her, which she absolutely hates, and when I put her down she walked away. Then she got on top of the nesting boxes and came to the edge to stare me down. I guess she thought if she was as tall as me she would win. She always thinks she must be the center of attention and will get in your face as much as possible.

Here are some recent pics of the girls.....