last eggs.

we used our last two eggs from the First Flock.  even the boys recognized the moment and asked if we should just keep them in the fridge for a while longer.

Luna's first egg

Luna, the silkie bantam, was the last to begin laying eggs.  the boys and i were so proud of her, we practically had a party!  and her tiny eggs quickly became a favorite - asher asked for "luna's egg" every morning at breakfast.

missing my girls and their beautiful eggs

a few photos of my hens and eggs that were not shared before. 

singer's first egg!

we found one pale blue beauty today.  singer's first egg.   i've been waiting for it.

a beautiful dozen

two weeks after finding our first egg, we had a whole dozen!  

i'm not totally sure which of the hens are laying - but it is really fun to judge the egg shapes and colors and try to guess.  (each hen is said to lay a characteristic shape, so keepers of small flocks do learn to tell them apart....my books tell me).  i think 5 of my 10 hens are laying now.

second egg

once i came home from mexico i did get the thrill of finding an egg in the nesting box.   i was so excited!  there it was. our second egg.  simple perfection.  resting there in the hay, a tiny gift.  a wonder really. 

our first EGG!

 

we have an egg! 

i am so excited!  of course, the chicken did wait until i was out of the country to lay the egg.  so i missed the thrilling moment of finding the first egg.  but asher was pretty happy to call and share it with me.

a huge thank you to my cousin Andra for caring for my kids, my cats and chickens while i was away.   and especially for knowing that the first egg is important enough to warrant a phone call and a photo text message to mexico.   it made my weekend :)