Five Chickens Laying

The chickens are now all laying pretty regularly. Only one (I’m sure it’s Biggie) is laying full size eggs. The others will catch up.

You may notice in this carton the first egg from Fred. It’s that dingy, scratched egg. I found it not in the nest in the coop but out in the run. I’d put a brooder box out there with some synthetic straw on a backing in it, but it didn’t catch on. Only one chicken was interested in it, and she spent most of her time in there with her butt in the air and beak pecking away at the synthetic straw and the very interesting sticky piece of paper beneath. I knew immediately it was Fred. Finally the box was emptied out. And there on the ground somewhat near the box I found this little egg.

Sunday I made an all-farm omelet. Zucchini, shallot, garlic, sweet red pepper, a little tomato, thyme and sage. Steve commented on how yellow the omelet was, thinking these eggs have extra good yolks. Actually, it’s just that they are small and almost all yolk right now. Still, there’s no denying these eggs made for an excellent, fluffy, delicious omelet. Everything’s better when it comes from your own back yard.