Egg-citing!!

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 11:10

Well I am so happy! I have been collecting eggs for the last week from my own chickens! After the chicken massacre, I went onto Craig's list and found a man selling 6 month old laying hens. I bought 7 of them and brought them home. The very next day I had 3 eggs, and since then I have gotten up to 5 a day. Even though it is not the same as having babies that you have raised from a day old start laying, I am just so amazed at going out and looking in my coop and seeing those eggs every day. My 5 year old thinks it is so fun to go get eggs with mommy.

I also have lots of peas on right now. I was very relieved as I thought may be I planted them to late and it would get to hot before the got ready to harvest, but I think I am okay. I am just waiting for the peas to grow in the pods then I will get them put up. My other garden items are doing well also.

We had our Miner's Jubilee this weekend which is like our county fair. A good time was had by all.

Have a great Lord's day!

Mona

hens

Posted by connimom on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 12:03 - Link

Oh that is great news! I don't think it is silly to be sad about losing them. We lost my favorite hen back in February...her name was "Busy"...to a hawk. We moved a couple weeks later, and then got some more babies. We have Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Barred Rocks. But one of the "babies" was supposed to be a rock, yet we have no idea what she is. She is very different, and I will have to do some searching to try and figure out what breed she is.

I like your blog :)

HARD GIRL TO TRACK DOWN

Posted by Amanda on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 08:06 - Link

Blast from the past....been trying to find you for months......please call me.

Amanda T - You know where

Miss You