Easter came twice this year for us! Our chickens layed their first eggs this week!!
Even Sassafras was excited about the eggs. It took about 5 months for us to get our first eggs.
We got our chicken coop built complete with boxes for them to nest in.
There is still work to be done but it is functional for now. This picture was taken the day we found eggs.
Below is how our chicks grew!
By February they are pretty much full grown here.
They have been so much fun to watch. They are all still very tame with the exeption of our roosters. They like to practice their dominance by chasing children that run and pecking at thier legs. :) Our girls have gotten better about warding them off. Sugar bug carries a "chicken" stick with her to bat away attacking chickens.
We only need to have one ot two roosters so we are still deciding which roosters to keep. We have four right now. The others will go the the frying pan.
We feed our chickens ground corn but only feed them a couple handfuls in the morning and evening. They get the rest of their food from the land.
So ever wonder the difference of farm, free range eggs from store?
Our's are smaller but will get bigger as our chickens grow a bit. They are brown because our chickens lay brown eggs. Some chickens lay white eggs, some blue, and even geen.
I did a little research and this Mother News site tells the nutritional difference of store bought and free range eggs. Including what qualifies as free range being that chickens are able to get food from the land. And interestingly enough that eggs labeled free range from the store may not have the same quality as there are not strict regulations for what qualifies as free range.
We have eaten our share of store eggs the cheapest you can buy and some inbetween grades but farm fresh are by far the best tasting! If you have a way to get good eggs I highly encourage you too.
Any questions??
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