Eggs of Many Colors. Little Works of Edible Art

Hello!

Our 13 girls are now all healthy and happy and laying 10 or 11 eggs a day!
We have been able to give dozens of dozens of eggs to friends and family in the past few weeks. I am excited about that because we have wanted to be able to do that from day one, but after almost a year, it's just now happening. 

We "adopted" some older and sick chickens with a large variety of issues. Newbie mistake, but now I am kind of glad we did. They needed some TLC and we were able to give it to them. Not all were in bad shape, but those that were were bad. :(
When I gift the eggs to others, I always tend to pick out the prettiest and save the rest for me and hubby. This basket consists of "the rest". Still super pretty, right?
It doesn't bother me cooking up 2 or 3 at a time, but I'm getting ready to make some deviled eggs with the ones in the basket. Call me crazy...but it is hard. I feel like each egg is a tiny piece of art.
Each of our girls lays a different color. Some are dark with dark spots. Some are solid beige, brown, or pink. Some are dark with light. Some are light with dark. We even get some greens and blues.
I do plan on saving some of the shells and creating some little works of art (jewelry) with my girl's creations so their beauty will live on.

Yep....I'm that crazy chicken /crafty lady you have heard about. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Eggs of Different Shapes and Sizes

Hi again!

I posted earlier today with a picture of all of the different colors of eggs in my egg basket. Afterwards, I went out and checked for eggs again. This time I got an assortment of shapes and sizes. I have very big "man hands" so this photo doesn't really  do justice in showing the sizes. I got a tiny little one that would classify as a an extra small, and a super big fat roundish one, and a long thin one that would both classify as a jumbo. They are all super yummy! We feed our chickens well, and they are happy girls who give us top class eggs...even if they are shaped odd sometimes. ;)

Have an egg-cellent day!

Trudy

My Egg Basket

Hi everyone!

One of the many things I love about having backyard chickens is having a beautiful assortment of colored eggs. Crazy I know. Most of you will say "An egg's and egg", but I love taking my basket out and being surprised at the different colors of each day that I get to place in it. It also helps me know who is laying well and who isn't. :)

I have blues from my Ameraucanas, small cream colored ones from my Golden Phoenix, light brown from my Barred Rocks, a pinkish, and a light brown with grey speckles from my barnyard mixes, and a darker brown from my Black Copper Maran mix.
 What color from my basket is your favorite? 

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs,

Trudy

1st Post On My New Chicken Blog That is Still Under Construction :)

Hi Everyone!

I am fairly new at raising backyard chickens, and have been prompted to start blogging about my adventures of being a newbie chicken chick.

I will be working on this blog very soon, and would love it if you friended/followed me so you won't miss new posts as I get rolling. 

In the mean time, here is a rainy day picture of my little black silkie roo Harry.
He's really a beautiful boy when he's not wet. ;)

Click on the photo for a closer look at this sweet (wet) boy. ;)

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs,
Crazy Chicken Trudy  :)