Our First Egg!!

We were very excited to find our first egg on Friday.  We think it was from Emma.  Lately when Leanora tries to pet Emma and Cous Cous they go into what's called a "submissive squat".  They hunker down low on the ground instead of running away.  Pullets do this when they're about to start laying eggs.  Leanora really likes it because she can now pick up Emma and Cous Cous and carry them around.  She looks so proud!
Here is a picture of our first egg.  As you can see it isn't very big.  Cous Cous and Emma are "bantam" chickens, which means they will always be small and their eggs will be small.  (The eggs might get a little bigger. Sometimes when a young chicken starts to lay eggs the eggs are smaller than normal.) Even though they are small they taste really good!  We've had one egg each day since Friday!

The picture below is of the little egg in the frying pan. Isn't it cute?

This is a store bought egg. What do you notice about it that is different?