Eggs, Eggs and more Eggs!

Lisa just said Chickens are so entertaining.....better than TV! We could not agree more. Its been almost three weeks since we got our birds and they have developed into such colorful characters. Not going to give them names although we could. We would become too attached to them...and then we could not possibly do the needful in the fall!!! Lets not go there just yet...although we have just discovered that young laying bird meat is fantastic and sought after in SE Asia and by gourmet chefs in Europe and costs more to buy than regular free range birds!

Here are some pictures of our biddies...such happy campers!


For the first couple of weeks the eggs were smaller and gradually became more numerous. Some of those early eggs were the size of Robin eggs with no yolks inside. Too cute.
Just for laughs here is a comparison:


Layers start laying at 19 weeks and some folks claim can lay eggs for up to 3 years. Our biddies are now producing close to 6 dozen eggs per day. The yolks are a bright yellowish orange with hazy egg whites. Did you know that the fresher an egg the higher it sit when cracked open? In other words stale eggs are flat in the pan! Our eggs are like little mounds and lately we have been even getting a few double yolkers! A sign of healthy birds with lots of good nutrition and space!!