Eggs

Did you know there were so many colors of eggs?  I had NO idea before I got into this whole chicken thing.  My eight chickens will each lay a different colored egg.  (Several will be varying shades of brown)  BUT, it will include chocolate brown, reddish brown, army green, light blue and even pink.  I cannot wait for them to start laying, when I can start posting pics of THIER eggs.  For now here are some cool pics of fun colored eggs.

…And the Final Three!

All three of these chicks are three weeks old, and you can see how many real feathers they have already.

This is Stormy.  She is a Blue Copper Marans, and she will lay chocolate brown eggs.

Here is a stock photo of an adult.

This is Olive.  She is a Black Copper Marans, and also lays chocolate brown eggs.

The adult hen.

And the final girl is an Olive Egger.  She does not have a name, and needs one badly.  Her eggs will be army green.

EDITED: After an extensive cry for help with her name, she is now known as Fiona.  (And I am still hoping she doesn't turn out to be Shrek.)

She might turn out to look like this.  This is the first year the breeder hatched olive eggers, and so he really doesn't know for sure how they will look.  I hope she is this pretty!

 I know you think I am just exaggerating about the eggs.  Who knows how mine will actually look, but here is a picture of what color these girls eggs are supposed to be.  The top is the olive egger and the reddish brown ones are the marans'.

HATCHED FEB 3 2013 Rolo Farms, Emmett, ID

8 Chicks 1 House? I think yes!

Okay, so I thought that having 3 chicks was the cutest thing ever! But when I came home from a friends house today I found that to be false. Now that we have 8 chicks in our home, I am never bored. I can always count on them to make me happy when I am bored. I think I have found myself 8 new best friends. \(^.^)/

Here are two more!

This is Katniss.  She is only 3 days old.  She is a Barred Plymouth Rock...she belongs to Ashley.  She spent about 20 solid minutes pecking away at the paper towel at the edge of the brooder.  The exact same spot.  She was very serious about this!

This is what she will look like as a grownup:

 

And this is Devil.  She belongs to Alexa.  Alexa is going with an "egg theme".  As in "deviled eggs".  This little chick is an Easter Egger, and she is also just three days old. 

  

Easter Eggers can all look a bit different, but here is an example of one.  

They lay blue-green eggs.

I also brought home three more.  I have too much to do right now to keep blogging, but I will post them soon!

HATCHED FEB 20 2013- Zamzows

The first arrivals.

Here are the first three girls!  Alexa, Ashley and I will each have our "own" chicks to name and care for.  They really all belong to the family, but that is how we decided who will name, them, etc.

This is Oreo, who belongs to Alexa. She is a Silver Laced Wyandotte.  I included a stock photo from google of each of the girls so you can see what they will look like when they grow up.

This is Sunny, who belongs to Alexa.  (Get it?  Sunny Side Up?)  She is a Golden Sex Link.  The name comes from the way they are bred, which always yields a female chicken.

And this is Finn, who belongs to Ashley.  She is a  Buff Orpington.  These chickens are really fluffy!

We are  picking up a few more tomorrow and Saturday.  I will post those soon!  Check back often to see pictures of the girls as they grow up!


HATCHED FEB 12 2013- Dunlap Hatchery

It begins...

In about one hour, we are bringing home 3 of the first babies!  The brooder is set up and holding a good temperature.  I am waiting for the kids to get home so we can run to Dunlap Hatchery and pick them up before I go to work.  Very "egg-cited"!