Ginormous Yolk

Featured Chicken Enthusiast:  Roberta, Long Beach

It's so interesting to have fresh backyard eggs.  I have loved eggs since I was little.  There is something special about each egg that you don't know about when the factory produced eggs are sorted to have exactly the same size egg from very similar chickens.  The odd ball eggs are sorted out and never packaged.  I cracked a couple of eggs and one of the yolks was ginormous.  The was nothing special in size but this yolk was a big surprise.  I love the yolks so I can't wait for this to happen again.

Easter Bunny Delivery

Featured Chicken Enthusiast:  Roberta, Long Beach

Here is our Easter Bunny helping choose the eggs to deliver to one of our Wrigley neighbors.  We aim for a good selection with the names of the chickens and what breed they are.  I hope the neighbors like the eggs.  Bunny not included.

Ginormous Egg Today

Featured Chicken Enthusiasts:  Roberta, Long Beach

Kait's Ladies Are Laying!

Featured Chicken Enthusiast:   Kait, Los Angeles

We get great posts each day on our LA Urban Chicken Enthusiast message board and today I saw Kait's post "Our Chickens Started Laying".  I love these posts.

Kait posted:

Hi Everyone! 

I joined the group when we got our buff orpingtons last September, but haven't been very active. I'm proud to say that they started laying about 2 weeks ago (at about 32 weeks) and we've been getting 2 eggs a day 5 days a week! It's such an amazing feeling to be able to pick up fresh eggs every day. Thank you everyone for sharing your experience on the board, it's helped us a lot!

Pete replied:

Yep, every egg is a little miracle to me. And they taste so great! I often find myself thanking my hens when I collect their eggs.

I asked to see these girls and eggs and in no time here's what Kait sent to inspire new chicken enthusiasts.  I know I'm inspired.

One of Kait's Buff Orpingtons

Pretty Eggs from Kait's Buff Orpingtons

Backyard Egg Variety Pack

Featured Chicken Enthusiast:  Roberta, Long Beach

I love seeing the variety of eggs that our girls lay.  Small to big, light blue to dark brown.  Some are pink and each is very special just the like the girls.  I'm not 100% sure but I bet some of our bantam cochins are laying the little pink ones, our cuckoo maran and black copper maran are laying the darker brown ones, and maybe our rhode island reds are laying the bigger pinkish ones.  I'm bringing the eggs to friends and they are always surprised by the beauty of how different each one is.    Lots of people at work are saving their egg cartons so I never have a shortage.  Thank-you to everyone who supports our little backyard flock.