Sometimes you're just in the right place at the right time!
Having gathered eggs on my grandparents' farm as a child, and as a volunteer Hen House Helper at the Prairie Crossing Learning Farm, I have benefitted from many "close encounters" with chickens.
Tuesday I was collecting from a particularly broody Barred Rock Hen. I lifted the hen with my right hand and reached in the nest with my left to avoid being pecked. As I lifted the hen, she laid a warm, elastic egg directly into my hand!
Unbelievable! To see the "act of laying" up close and personal was truly amazing! Thanks to the Prairie Crossing Learning Farm for this experience!
Cynthia Horine
Editor's note: Thank YOU, Cynthia -- for volunteering your time as a Hen House Helper, and for sharing this amazing story with us!
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