Our First Egg!

We had some exciting news at the Perry home today!  Since we brought home our three chicks back in April, we have been patiently waiting for them to grow and begin laying eggs.  Recently Mark built a nice laying box for them because he knew the time was near.  The past few days he noticed that one of them (Della) was starting to act a little different.  He watched her carefully this morning as she found her way to the laying box - he gave her some privacy and within a half hour, we had our first egg!  It's a little small but Mark says that's normal for the first couple of months.

Here is our Della.  She is quite the rascal and can be ornery at times but today she is a beloved member of the family.....that will probably change later tonight as the girls go out to feed and water.  She will most likely lay three or four eggs a week so when the other two hens begin laying, we will be receiving about a dozen each week which is great!

Thank you Della!