Unexpected eggs from my Light Sussex......

[Snadger]

I hatched some LS among others 18 weeks ago. I wasn't expecting the hen to start laying yet but there was 3 perfectly formed small eggs in the nestbox today!!! (shows I wasn't expecting them as i haven't looked in the nestbox for three days!)

This, I think, has given me more pleasure than my first ever egg as this is from a bird I hatched from an egg! AND they were layed in the proper place.........the nestbox of the coop I just built for her and my Dorking!

[Suechooks]

Sweet success! Well done to both of you!

[Bramble-Poultry]

Aww well done Snadger, lovely to hear she's obviously happy.

[bluemoon]

Ooh, well done. I'm inspired to look in my 21 week old Rhodies' nest box and see if there's anything other than golf-balls.

[HayleyB]

This, I think, has given me more pleasure than my first ever egg as this is from a bird I hatched from an egg!::

Soooooooooooooooooooo,

Did the chicken or the egg come first or was there a Roman involved........

*collects coat on way out

[MaureenHall]

I can just imagine how chuffed you are Snadger I would be too. Got ages yet to wait for my Wellies to start laying

[frias]

Great news Snadger. I'm still waiting for my Wellies to hatch never mind lay!

[Nicos]

So you're a grandpa now then!!!

[Snadger]

So you're a grandpa now then!!!

Yep...sure am!!!And a full one at that, cos I've just eaten her first three eggs in a prawn omelette!

I was eager to make sure they had yolks in them because I've had small eggs off my ISA browns without yolks.

Pleased to say they all had yolks and were similar to banty eggs!

[Flummery]

Well done that chicken - and congratulations to our Chicken Grandad!

[minskey]

oh well done snadger!

I have a light sussex too, around 18 weeks old & was not expecting any eggs untill 20-22 weeks. Funnily there was a beautiful cream egg laid much later than the others, is it possible...............................?

[Flummery]

A cream egg? Hmmm... droool!

[minskey]

Found Walnut Whips, didn't think they made them anymore. I'm sure i bought a pack of three, they sem to have gone missing