The Delawares Are Laying

The Delawares hatched in late September (as did the Barred Rocks, a year before).  In early January, the rooster started crowing (same time frame as the Barred Rock rooster, Psycho, in 2021).  The Barred Rocks started laying in mid-February last year (which surprised me; I wasn't looking for eggs so soon).

The same thing has now happened with the Delawares--also in mid-February.  As with the Barred Rocks last year, the first eggs have been small.

 

In the picture, an egg from the Barred Rocks is on the left, and the rest are from the Delawares.  As happened last year, I expect the egg sizes to gradually increase.  Even though they're small, they're fertile:

The white spots on the yolks show that.  So the rooster is doing his job.  I'm not hatching any out now, but that may come at some point.  For now, it's nice to be getting eggs in quantity again.