We are home!

After an amazing week of camping, we are finally settled in at home! A big THANK YOU to my sister for helping with farm chores in our absence. 

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We thought that the heat had gotten to our hens since we have been eggless for a while. Molting, broodiness, the heat, the move...so many reasons not to lay eggs! Aaaack! Danielle didn't gather any while we were out of town since they were not laying. I checked again for myself yesterday and still nothing. But, of course, Andy checks today and we have nearly a dozen! I know you're all tired of hearing about our egg woes, but it was looking bleak there for a while! Now I'm happy as a clam and can finally turn our "eggs for sale" sign around. We have so many neighbors waiting for dozens of eggs. It really is a good feeling to pass along a carton of fresh eggs and I can't wait to see the smiles once again.

What a feeling!

We just found THREE eggs in the coop! The new girls are doing their jobs, and I couldn't be happier. We have many neighbors waiting for their eggs. 

Today was a good day. 

The New Girls

We added three old gals to our flock this weekend. After checking our chicken reference books, I think we have a Buff Orpington, Maran, and Sussex. We needed the eggs! Word has gotten around the neighborhood about our eggs and we were pulling in one a day with the birds we had. These three should help to boost those numbers and help appease our fans. 

Welcome girls! 

A name change.

Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. 

These girls are eating and eating and not laying a single egg!  Strike that. One girl is earning her keep, but the others are just mooching. I don't know how much longer I can handle purchasing eggs. I bought my first carton day before yesterday and it was over $3!  Couldn't believe it. It's been about a year since I've had to peruse the egg case at the grocery store, and I did not like what I saw. These Donnas better get it together or we will be nibbling on some legs soon. 

Evan already has new birds picked out! 

On a side note, we are patiently awaiting Martha Washington's (Miss Piggy) and Lady Bird Johnson's kindles. It should be soon, very soon!