I wonder which hen laid it . . . If indeed it was one of the hens and not another bird using this as its nest box!
I'll wait to see which hens don't lay today . . . my guess is that it could possibly be Ginger-Spice's egg, she hasn't laid for many many months but often sits in the nest. She used to lay large blunt ended sage green coloured eggs. I wonder? What do you think?
PS: my friends at Linton Kitchen think it is a pheasants egg, because it is just like the ones they sell in their lovely shop! Gosh... could it be? Will she be back to lay more?
PPS: the egg is so small, I now think it it very unlikely to be a pheasant's egg... veering back to thinking Ginger-Spice laid a random tiny egg.
I'm going through a similar egg-watch at my place, trying to figure out who laid the odd egg.
ReplyDeleteHi Terry, we've had small hens' eggs before but this is very different from anything I've seen before... and the local deli is right, it does look very like a pheasant's egg! We will have to set up the camera and see if we can catch a photo of Mrs Pheasant visiting!
DeleteHow exciting. I am hen sitting today for my allotment friends. It would be wonderful if I could find a mystery egg, too!
ReplyDeleteHope the girls laid lots of eggs for you!
DeleteWhat a treat - I think some furtive birdwatching is called for! Jane x
ReplyDeleteWildlife Cam has been set up ;-)
DeleteOoh, I would be very excited to find something like that. I do hope you have a good outcome.
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking how unlikely it is to be a pheasants, and it probably was laid by Ginger-Spice ... puzzled!
DeleteAs soon as I saw the picture, I immediately thought it belonged to a Pheasant!!
ReplyDeleteLook forward to seeing if she returns if it is! :0)
Martin
As soon as I saw the picture, I immediately thought it belonged to a Pheasant!!
ReplyDeleteLook forward to seeing if she returns if it is! :0)
Martin
You obviously have a 5 star hen house....they are queuing up to get it! :) x
ReplyDeleteOh that's so exciting! Hope you manage to spot the mystery guest!
ReplyDeleteCelia - my cream legbar has recently laid a similar tiny egg this past month and she's done it once before. they tend to only contain white and no yolk.
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