Woo Hoo, I Got a Pullet Egg!

 It's so exciting to see this first itty bitty egg in the nest box each Fall.  It means that this year's chicks are now old enough to begin laying eggs.  And if they start laying eggs in the Fall, that typically guarantees somebody (i.e. the youngest hens) will lay me fresh eggs during the winter when the older gals are likely to take a break in productivity.

When a young hen (pullet) first starts laying, her eggs are undersized.  Within a few weeks, as things get fully geared up internally, they reach the normal size for her breed/type. 

But for now, I'm loving seeing the bitty eggs in the nest box daily.