We are currently getting about two eggs a day. One in the early morning, one either late morning or afternoon. Even though I am gathering one egg at a time, I still tie on my egg apron before I go out. It makes me happy to see an egg in the pocket! (I made the aprons two years ago for my kids so they could gather eggs at Oma’s.)

Mostly I find eggs in the nest boxes under the work bench, but early in the morning I found one in the shavings under the roost, and another time by the coop door. I guess the chickens were surprised. We think that Cloud, Pooh, and maybe Magic are laying, because they take the submissive posture when their back is touched. The others don’t.

I also decided to blow out some eggs to keep the shell. It will be interesting to see how the size of the hens eggs change over time! These eggs were much easier to make holes in than my store bought eggs without completely cracking them. Better shells maybe? I used a knife with a sharp tip to tap the hole in each end (larger on one side for the egg material to exit), rounded the holes by gently scraping with the knife, scrambled the inside with a wire, and used a straw to blow out the egg. (I’ve seen where those eggs come from! My lips are not touching that egg shell!)