There has been some semblance of spring here, and the chickens have been so happy to get out of their snowy, muddy coop and out into the yard for some scratching, worm eating, and dirt/leaf baths. We have 8 chickens now (after the 2 tragic deaths) and are getting 6-8 eggs a day. I still have to buy eggs at the grocery store occasionally, so we decided to order 6 more chicks. They will arrive on May 11 and we can hardly wait!

This is the basket we use to collect the eggs each day and the assortment of colors of the eggs from the different types of chickens. The Aracaunas lay the greenish-blue eggs, and the one named “Zipper” lays the very bright blue eggs – they look like they’ve already been dyed for Easter! So beautiful….. so we ordered 3 more Aracaunas and 3 Rhode Island Reds.

And here’s what they look like for breakfast!
I came across the cutest book this week at Barnes and Noble called Tillie Lays an Egg. I was so tempted to buy it, but resisted, and then found that our library has it! (I didn’t think they would since it is a new book.) It’s features some very adorable hens who all have wonderful names. “Tillie” doesn’t like to wait her turn for a nesting box in which to lay her egg, so she lays them in very creative places all over the yard and house. It’s fun to search each page for the new place she’s laid her egg. The book also features MANY antique “chicken motif” home accessories which are also exciting to discover page by page. The author of the book lives here in Massachusetts and has a live feed of her hen house and yard via her website! You have to check it out here...www.hencam.com.…chickens are highly entertaining!