Friday, January 11, 2013

A weird harbinger of spring...!


Well, you have to give her 10 out of 10 for effort! None of my five hens has laid an egg for about two months - combination of short daylight hours, dismal weather and their old age.

Yesterday, after a few glimpses of sun, one of them heaved out this weird offering. When Neil first brought it in, it was whole, but with a patchy, sandy texture, and a curious bump on one end.

This morning, the sub-standard eggshell finish has cracked in the warmth of the house and the whole thing looks rather sorry for itself. Still, I will regard this as a harbinger of spring, even if a slightly unsightly one!

7 comments:

  1. Roger doesnt want to eat it boiled but perhaps oickled new line at del?

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  2. That should read pickled - jannyandrogerstravels.blogspot.com

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    1. HA HA HA! Thanks Jan! We are going to open it and have a look, but we don't think we'll eat it! Would you like to sign up and follow my blog....? Please....?!?!

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    2. Jan - on the right hand side of the site, you need to 'Join this site' to follow me and never miss another of my fascinating posts!!

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  3. Looks like it might have been in there for quite a while..... Fully signed up follower btw. Glad to see your blog writing is about as prolific as mine :-)

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  4. Thanks Keely - yes, you are a long-term follower - thank you!! And we are clearly as bad as each other!!

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