A word on eggs!

The chickens have slowed down a bit with their laying (and understandably so!) as it's just too hot.

Yesterday, with a predictable high of 44 deg, I had a stern word with them first thing in the morning to have the weekend off ...

I told them they needed to reserve their energy for the coming days (today will be 41 deg)

They did some little clucking noises, I thought they understood ...

They mostly all understood ...

When I hosed the coop down an hour after our talk, I saw Sweet Girl hiding away from the World, she really wasn't listening!

Others thought about it, but thought they should listen to the master...

at 3pm from inside we heard "the noise" we raced out to see ...

this girl, who obviously didn't listen ...

in the hottest part of the day (47 deg!!!) lay her biggest egg yet (she is a bantam, doesn't she know!)

100gms of pure goodness

she's a legend that girl! One of my best layers (when she's not broody!) But seriously Ommie, take today off love!