{February 16, 2011}

The Three Musketeers...otherwise known as Tonks (the dark one in the back), Remus, and Romulus. They are all Red Wyandottes, although Tonks is a Black Laced and Remus and Romulus are both Blue Laced. We got them, along with Luna (a Blue Splash Red Wyandotte) when they were just tiny chicks and were hoping that we'd have at least 2-3 girls. Instead we got three boys and one girl. Naturally. Of course the boys are gorgeous, and thus far, very sweet. But that all could change soon as their hormones take over and nature tells them to mate like crazy and defend against any threat...real or imagined. So that means I'm now trying to find a home, or homes, for either both Remus and Romulus (plus our Partridge Silkie, Miele) or just one of the boys. If I had my way I'd get a few more Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hens and breed them as they are always high in demand and both beautiful and docile. We'll see how things work out. For now I'm enjoying the handsome boys strutting around the run, practicing their crows--at least we think they are (haven't caught them in the act yet) and looking for someone who will enjoy them as much as we have.

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{January 8, 2011}

Imagine Ian's surprise last night, as he went to put the chickens up and check for eggs, only to find this beauty! Turns out our "Easter Egger" chicken named Lily is finally laying...and what a beautiful egg it is! Easter Eggers (or EE's as they're called) can lay either blue, green, or a pinkish colored egg, however you won't know what color you'll get until the day finally comes. And no, they don't switch colors along the way (but wouldn't THAT be cool!). I was really hoping for a nice blue or even blue-green egg as I plan to get Welsummer chickens down the road. Welsummers lay a deep chocolate egg that would contrast nicely with a blue/blue-green egg. Seriously, I love color and the mere thought of having a carton full of chocolate brown and blue eggs makes my day. Yes, I know that's weird but what can I say? Plus, I think they'd make excellent gifts for people as well. It's not everyday you can get blue, green, pink, and/or chocolate colored eggs. I will admit that I had a very difficult time getting the color right in this picture, and truth be told it's still a bit off for my color-calibrated monitor. Lily's egg (on my screen) looks more blue when it's actually a bit more green that what I'm seeing. Still, it's a fairly close representation and will have to do for now. Yay Lily!

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