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An egg of a different color

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Are you guys tired of me talking chickens yet?

Today we found our first blue Ameraucana egg. It’s been way too long since we’ve had blue egg layers in our chicken coop. Of course, the kids went crazy when it was discovered. Like finding a nugget of gold. Such is the life of the home schooled kid with chickens as “pets.”

Here’s a picture.

we have a blue egg! good (Ameraucana) girl!

And with that… maybe now I’m really back into the blogging mode? I can’t believe how lazy I’ve been lately. I want to record what busyness we have with Life, Home Learning, etc.,  yet at the end of the day I find myself unwilling to devote the time to sharing. I feel guilty, which is ridiculous because it’s’ not like this blog is necessary for our daily survival. Blogging is supposed to be FUN.

Anyway. We have a blue egg! That’s the most important thing right this moment.

I bet you didn’t know

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Check it out: when newbie hens begin to lay, their eggs are slightly smaller. The egg on the left is from a young chicken. The difference is obvious.

new hen, smaller egg

We’re getting more eggs everyday. And all I can say is: It’s about time these ladies started earning their keep. With Susan’s love for baking, and neighbors wanting to buy fresh eggs, we can’t keep up.