Egg Crazy!

So, I thought I was excited over egg #1....well let me tell you egg #2 is so much more rewarding.  So yesterday as I posted we finally were rewarded with our first egg, so early this morning I had my Saturday morning soak in the hot tub (BTW- I highly recommend them) and then excitedly headed out to the coop hoping to find more little wonders but sadly walked back to the house with an empty basket.  But a few hours later I figured I'd give them one more chance and wouldn't you know there it was in all it's glory our second perfectly shaped egg but this one was twice the size of yesterdays and very impressive!  Here is a picture of it next to a store bought large egg!  I never realized how excited this girl from the city- turned country would be over a couple eggs but nature and wildlife never ceases to amaze me!  I love it!  Have a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather we are getting in WI/MN!  Until next time happy Blogging!

Egg on the left is home grown/ Egg on the right is store bought

Hard work and patience pays off!

The EGG

I was so pleasantly surprised this morning when I discovered our first egg in a nesting box!  I was beginning to wonder if I was doing things all wrong because the wait for these little wonders was getting unbearable but it just goes to show you with a little patience and love and poop scooping eggs are bound to come along and this one could not be more perfect.  The pale shade of green, the tiny shade!  Just amazing!  I am so sorry I have been so negligent to my blog readers but life as always gets in the way but I have been taking many pictures of our progress and my lovely feathered ladies.  Here are a couple of my favorites.  The coop is not finished but with cold weather approaching we will have to step up our efforts but I am so very happy with the progress thus far and my recent reward tells me the girls are happy with their home! We lost a few along  the way but we do have a wonderful flock and I can't wait 'til next spring to add a few more ladies. 

No more store bought eggs for me!

My girl "Blue"

Henrietta

Every boy needs a chicken!

Chicken Scratch Cottage

R.I.P. "Tiny"