*** 3 Hens a Laying ...............

Yesterday , there were 3 eggs in the nesting box !

~ ~ Ju Ju had just laid an egg ~ ~


~ Fern is Laying ~


~ June decided the nest needed more fluffing , she spent time adding more straw and shavings before she laid her egg (lol) ~



~ I can tell the hens apart now , spent time watching them this past weekend , June has a dark head , while ...................




Jenny has more light color on her head.



~ Blessings ~
JoyceAnn

~~~ And the Mystery Layer is ............

another surprise , it wasn't Fern or the other two whom I thought were older. It was one of the black hens , since I have a hard time telling them apart , I'm not sure which black hen by name laid the golden egg. I'm still watching to see if any of the others are using the nesting box.

The guineas have started to nest I think , I haven't found anymore eggs on the ground. I'm going to try to find their nest , but I will leave their eggs. We would love to have baby keets , if nature takes that course. They have earned their keep by eating ticks and potato beetles.

~ Natural Blessings ~

JoyceAnn

Surprise , Surprise

Late this afternoon , I let the chickens out to free-range for about an hour. I went to check on their food and give them fresh water , I happened to spot a egg in the nesting box. I think Fern the dark red chicken , laid our first egg. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that her comb looked larger than the others , so I figured she was older. I guess I was rewarded for cleaning out the coop , I'm so excited , just had to share.

~ Blessings ~

JoyceAnn

* Happy Hens *

The hens are Happy , I got their hen house cleaned and fresh straw added . The flies were getting bad , so had to make it top priority. I used the straw to mulch my tomatoes , mulching and composting at the same time , love it. The hens have grown so much , their colors are quite beautiful. I tried to get some close-up pics so you could see how beautiful they look.We started them on laying mash and oyster shell about a month ago. I hope to have fresh eggs in June or July. Thought I would share a pic of my kitchen windowsill over the sink , I have quite a collection of chickens in the kitchen.

~~ Be Blessed ~~

JoyceAnn