Nice And Clean

They love a claean nesting box filled with lemon balm.

Here's A Shocker!

I went out to check on the chickens to see how much food they had.  Just because I opened up the door to the nesting boxes.  Haven't done that in months because I thought they had gone past their prime.  They haven't laid since the molt of November...

I found 5 eggs..none frozen.  Either someone is messing with me (which wouldn't surprise me in the least with all the jokesters around here) or they are actually laying!

Then today, Valentines Day...I found these...

The wonder of wonders!  So I guess we are slowly back in the egg business!!

This Hasn't Happened For A Long Tiem

Five chickens and five eggs all in the same day!

XL, L, M, S

All in a days work for my girls.

Good Production These Days

I love it when my basket is full!

My Little Helpers

Every time I begin to weed, these two always help by eating all the bugs.

One bed down...lots left!

Egg production is at it's highest.  Come get them I have them on the porch every morning.

In The Corner Every Time

Crazy chickens!  The most amazing thing is that all the goats were snuggled in and they didn't and have never broken the first egg.

Any Takers?

The last two weeks have been big production weeks.  Need some help here.  Come by if you need any.

Day Or Night I'm Hunting For Eggs

Oops!  Someone, me, forgot to gather eggs before it got dark.  So I had to take my flashlight with me to make sure I found them all.  Found out we have a broody hen.  She had moved all the eggs over to her favorite nesting bok and was keeping them very warm.  Silly chicken.

So today I made sure to get out there early.  I had a little help also.

Hmmmm, We Have A Slacker

We have 11 girls...but today only 10 eggs.  Someone better get busy, or else.

I Come Home To Find This

Those crazy girls.  I wondered where those eggs had disappeared to.  Michael found them!

And I found these three in the goat pen.

We gathered a two day total of 22 eggs.  That is a record I think with 11 girls.  But might just be that someone or two might be slacking.

My Aunt Dory made this for me.

Egg Alert

If you need some eggs please feel free to pick a dozen or two.  Mark is putting them all out tomorrow morning on the deacon's bench on the front porch.  Come and get them!!!

Mark Is In A Panic

Mark called me this evening to say that the chickens are producing in overload!  We have eggs...who wants some.  Let us know!

Who Needs 'Em?

We are back in business!

I Have Eggs Coming Out Of My Ears!

So I needed to step away from the computer for awhile so I decided to go out to weed a bit.  And look what I found under the burning bush...a pretty good size egg.  I'm thinking one of my sweet girls didn't want to make a run for the cook during a downpour and just let one drop while she was taking cover under the bush.  A girl's gotta get rid of an egg when it is time!  Needless to say, this one is in the compost bin.

I gotta 'em, who needs 'em?

There Is Always Something....

...different about my girls.

One weekend when I was away Emmy was in charge of the animals.  She found this very small egg.

Then tonight I found this perfectly normal size egg in a nest of goat feed that somehow had gotten on the ground in the most perfect shape of a nest.

I Just Shake My Head

Our friends were watching over the farm while we were sunning our buns in the sand.  Usually, before we leave, we make sure that everyone is taken care of.  This means that we clean out their 'living space', refresh the water, and make sure that all food containers are full.  I made sure the girls had plenty of shavings in their coop and nesting boxes.  I guess I put a little too much....no one laid any eggs in the correct spot...

They laid them where they are supposed to sleep.  This is the egg drop from Wednesday until Saturday evening.  And seems that only two of them are roosting in the larger chicken house.  They all want to be together in the red coop which is only designed for 6-8 birds.  I can see that happening this winter when it is cold...but now when it is so stinkin' hot?

I just love a pretty basket of eggs!

and then I find these to yahoos checking out the inside of the rabbit hutch.  Guess I better start checking her for eggs too.

Eggs, Eggs, Eggs, And More Eggs

We have plenty!  Who needs them!

Someone Is Trying To Hide Something

Well, maybe a few somethings!

Eggs and Berries

Looks like we have some slackers today. But the berries are getting bigger and redder!