If, as they say, happy hens lay more eggs, then my girls must be joyous! Egg production has ramped up considerably, today I got 6 (from 6 hens). Can’t expect any better than that!
Fresh eggs
I recently screwed up my courage and let them out of their run for a little free-range time, which they enjoyed immensely, although they didn’t stray far from the safety of their home.
Happy hens and their first taste of freedom
They had a grand time munching on my lawn (and a few plants in the garden). I don’t know how much free time they will get though, they’re pretty destructive, and they get plenty of greens already – as well as some kitchen scraps I have taken to chucking most of the weeds I pull into the run for them to eat. My compost may suffer from a lack of material, but I figure that I can just shovel out the bottom of the chicken run periodically and add that to the compost.
Besides, it’s much safer for the hens inside the run, there are a lot of eagles around here (and other birds of prey) who would certainly enjoy a nice chicken dinner if given half a chance…
Keep an eye on the sky, girls!
My plan for dinner tomorrow is – eggs! I’m not yet sure what I’ll do with them, maybe a nice frittata. I think I need to discover more egg-based dishes, anybody have a favourite they wish to share?
From this angle you can see the variation in size of these eggs, the biggest are now the size of a store-bought "large" egg.
Woot!!! You should make quiche!!! Yumm….see ya tomorrow..
Happy Hens indeed! They have gotten so big
Yep, they’re fat and sassy!
Wow, how exciting! You have so many eggs. And didn’t you just get the first one pretty recently? I suppose you could try a souffle. I never have, but understand they’re not really all that difficult — kind of like risotto (which is really not hard to make at all). I love quiche. You can put anything in a quiche and it’s usually flavorful. And if you don’t like making crusts, there’s always the refrigerated kind, which are really quite acceptable.
The hens gave us our first egg on August 13th, so yeah, they’re producing really well!