Petunia has been laying for nearly two weeks now and what a
fuss she makes! She sounds like someone is trying to throttle her, both before
and after “the great lay” and she makes sure to tell the whole neighbourhood
how pleased with herself she is. She is definitely a talker and is quite
willing to have a little chat with me when I am outside doing something. I am
hoping the others will start nesting soon, it’s going to be fantastic having
plenty of fresh free range eggs. The dynamics of group have changed slightly
but they all seem to stick together now and explore much more than they used
to.
I can always tell where they have been because of the
evidence they leave behind, which is how I knew they found the back door.
Petunia stood on the deck yesterday chattering away until I went outside and
gave her a snack, this time a spoonful of the cat’s jellimeat which she scoffed
without any hesitation. They haven’t found their way up the stairs to the
bedroom yet but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time. Tomorrow I think I will
make a nice Omelette with all the eggs I have been collecting, Diesel has had a
couple on his dinner but I have been saving mine to make something delicious. Seeing
as my nieces are here tomorrow I am thinking fresh spinach, cheese and a few
other bits in a big shared Omelette for lunch might be quite nice, Mexican
beans for dinner and I have the perfect
ramekins to bake our rhubarb/apple and ginger crumbles for later. 