New Chickens – Meet Sally-Ann and Eloise
We got two new chickens in the midst of a chaotic week after the 4th of July.
White eggs dyed for Easter (with 1 of our colored eggs mixed in). Can you tell which one?
Dying Colored Easter Eggs
Dying colored Easter eggs. Isn't that redundant? Well, yes, but let me explain. We have chickens who lay colored eggs (peach, blue, green and chocolate brown). Most commercially available Easter egg coloring kits recommend using white eggs. As gardenerds, we needed to know what would happen if we tried dying our colored eggs. Let us explore the process. We had guests staying for the holiday and the 6 year old in the group was eager to experiment along with us.…
Anabelle is the quiet one, and the low chicken in the pecking order
Chicken Update – Round 2 is Going Well
Some people have been asking for a chicken update, and since we haven't posted about them in awhile, it seemed like the perfect time. For those new to the blog, here's our original post about our new girls from last July. Meet the girls (from right to left): Wilma the Wellsummer, Anabelle the Americauna, and Sylvia the Silver-laced Wyandotte. These beautiful birds are, as you can see, quite full of personality. As they have grown we've enjoyed watching their quirks…