Any Day Now

My chickens are scheduled to start laying

ANY DAY NOW.

Chickens start laying between 18-24 weeks of age.

Victoria is 22 weeks.

Henrietta and Lucy are 18 weeks. 

I keep hoping and looking around

and anticipating

and sifting through the nest boxes.

I just can't wait!

OOPS, I did it again....

I can explain.

Really.

Just let me tell you the story.

You see, I go to the local feed store often.

And they almost always have day old chicks for sale.

But for years I have never had a chicken house.

So for years I would look but not buy.

Now that I have a chicken house I look but.....

They never seem to have the breed I want.

Or they only have straight runs.

Which means that the boys and girls are mixed together.

And with my luck I would get two roosters.

And we are just not ready for Cock-a-doodle-do.

No not at all.  Maybe never. 

So on this day it was like the stars were all in alignment.

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1.  I had a chicken house.

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2.  They had the breed I wanted.  (Americana)

That's the Easter Egg Chicken.

The "Easter Egger".

Americana chickens lay colored eggs.

Blue, Green, Teal.

No kidding.

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3.  AND they were PULLETS

That means GIRLS!

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So that's my story.

The story of how Henrietta and Lucy came to our farm.

I am now the proud owner of 4 chickens.

And as each day passes I am more hopeful that I will someday see

a beautiful egg in the hen house.

The Chicken House

It was time for the chickens to get in their coop.

They had definately outgrown my mud room.

So we took their brooder box outside

and got them settled in their new home.

 Alex helped them get settled.

And my husband leaned over and whispered in my ear,

"Take a good look at that floor

because this is the cleanest it will ever be."

Victoria and Gregory Peck seemed to like their new abode.

(I'm still hoping that Gregory Peck isn't a Gregory after all.)

And I like my mud room minus the smell of chickens.

Although I do miss their little "peep peep peep" sounds all day.