eggs!

(l to r...ethel, etta, winifred)

 winifred has laid her first egg yesterday!

(so much for waiting)

we didn't manage to get a blue egg layer out of our three girls...

but i LOVE the different shades of green that we get.

our little girls (maggie, henry & ruby)

will be 17 weeks old on saturday...

so, they should be laying in the next few weeks as well.

then we'll have some brown eggs to mix things up a bit.

have a wonderful friday & a superb weekend...

xox.

ethel's first egg!

look at that beautiful thing!

the white and brown eggs are faux eggs that were in the nesting boxes

to let the girls know what they were for...just in case.

ethel didn't need any encouragement though.

i walked out to the coop yesterday (saturday) morning and she was in the nesting box...

she didn't come outside when i gave the girls their morning treats...

but she came out about 30 minutes later.

there was no egg at that time...i went out about an hour and a half later

and ethel was out in the run...

but i thought i'd check the box anyway.

i squealed like a little kid.

i was expecting some tiny first attempts...

but this egg was perfect!

a teeny bit smaller than your average store bought egg, but perfect.

and try as i might to capture the exact color, i never really could.

it's the loveliest shade of pale green.

now to see when the next one comes...

look at that beautiful girl.

her comb grew really fast and turned really red in a matter of days...

one of the reasons i knew she was close to laying.

hope you're having a nice sunday.

xox.

winifred

this is winifred.

i started calling her fred and then laughed because of fred & ethel...

(that either makes me old or cool depending on who you talk to)

then i started calling her winnie, which munki loves.

so...we're still back & forth on her nickname.

whatever we call her, she's hilarious.

she hangs out right in the middle of the pecking order.

which i think is where i'd want to be, if i were a chicken.

she's like a ninja.

she doesn't challenge maggie & she doesn't pick on ethel.

(the top & the bottom of the pecking order, just in case you haven't kept up)

so, when others challenge maggie...she swoops in and gets treats 

then leaves with the booty before anyone else even notices.

she doesn't pick on ethel & rarely gets picked on.

that, my friends, is where you want to be in chicken land.

she's very curious...

and comical...

& though i shouldn't post 2 pictures of her

(out of fairness to the other girls)

i have to because you NEED to see this picture.

it completely explains the bearded lady thing.

so...if you were having a crappy tuesday...

now you can't...because that right there is funny.

have a splendid tuesday!

xox.

ethel

this is ethel.

ethel is one of our three easter eggers.

she's 15 weeks old.
she makes the sweetest cooing noises.

she's the most shy of everyone & will most likely be at the bottom of the pecking order.

she's just starting to take treats from my hand...

she may never be a lap chicken, but she's coming around.

ethel has beautiful colors.

i have not yet been able to capture them properly on my camera.

her lavender/blue/grey color reminds me of when my grammie would get her hair done.

my grammie's name was ethel.

i think she would have found it incredibly hilarious that i named a chicken after her.

my grammie would never have been at the bottom of any pecking order...

so, ethel the chicken may not stay at the bottom if she's anything like her namesake.

have a wonderful thursday!

xox.

miss etta

i am posting this photo mostly for my friend, sally.

for the rest of you...

this is etta. 

(named after the one & only etta james)

she's an ameraucana cross or an easter egger.

she is 15 weeks old today.
sometimes, i'm a wee bit sad that we didn't have the 3 easter eggers
from the time they were day olds...
but i'm awfully happy that we have them now.

etta's super sweet, a bit shy and incredibly gorgeous.

i can't wait to see the color of her eggs.

have a great tuesday!

xox.