flock

whilst looking through photos the other day, 

i realized i didn't have any really recent pix of the girls.

especially not since they all got red combs & wattles.

well, the easter eggers don't have wattles, they have beards!

top row is henry...maggie...ruby

the middle pic is the first semi decent picture

where i managed to actually catch all of them in frame.

bottom row is ethel...etta...fred.

fred still has a tiny comb which isn't very red...

but she lays awesome eggs.

my EEs have been faithful layers since they started.

(one pale-ish blue green...one pale minty to sage green & one dark olive)

i'd always heard that they were rather unpredictable.

& our EEs started laying early (i'd heard they tend to be procrastinators)

our 2 reds & our barred rock (ruby, henry & maggie) however...

haven't laid one egg between 'em.

& they're generally the early layers...

(according to my chicken knowledgeable friends & backyardchickens.com forums)

so, who knows.

if all of that is true...it just fits right in with the rest of our animals 

that have weird traits and behaviors.

there's a surprise. (smell that sarcasm?)

have a lovely weekend...

xox.