Did you know that there are some chickens who lay eggs with colored shells? They are called Easter Eggers because their eggs are like colored eggs at Easter time. The shells on the outside are colored, but the egg yoke inside is still the same as a regular egg.
We have a few Eggers that lay light blue, bluish green, and rose blush eggs. We're also so excited when we find one or two along with the others when collecting eggs from the nest.
Henny Penny is our Egger who always gives us the light blue eggs. She is very sweet and talks to me when I am inside the chicken coop. I think she wonders what I am doing in there and if I will give her a treat as our chickens love treats. At the moment, she is in the brooding crate until her hormones cool down.
This is Maggie May on the left and she is on her way to the nesting boxes. We have 3, and Ebony, one of our black hens (middle photo), has already chosen hers. Can you see her inside on the nest? Maggie May will pause for a bit, look around, and decide if she wants her own nesting box or if she would prefer to nest with Ebony. Sometimes they do that, especially when it gets cold. Ah, ha... She has chosen her own box on her far left. Maggie May often gives us double-yolkers!
What kind of treats do we feed them? They love strawberries and blueberries, the rinds from melons especially our Crenshaw melons from our garden. They also love some of our little cherry tomatoes, and a handful of clover. In the winter, I sometimes bring them oatmeal as well and they eat that up faster than you can say Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah!
Chickens also like black oiled sunflower seeds, dried meal worms and all kinds of insects.
We buy our chicken feed from an old mill in Julian, NC called the Julian Milling Company that grinds up the mix fresh, and our hens just love it. They show us how much they love it by producing so many delicious eggs. The folks at the Julian Milling Company deliver feed to the many farms all over the state of NC.
Ever since COVID first struck the United States, more and more people have taken up the hobby of raising chickens. Here is a great recipe for an egg breakfast casserole. This is from Julia Jordan of Julia's Simply Southern. If you have a recipe you would like to share that is easy for children to make with the help of a parent, feel free to contact us, and we may post it as well.
Click Casserole for recipe in PDF format for easy printing.
Note: Blake, This is for you!