Even more baby chicks! Just got 6 more from Tractor Supply.

                          The baby chicks are here! There are three of them and they are adorable.

Ever wonder what the nutritional value of fresh eggs vs. store-bought eggs is?

 Farm fresh eggs have 1/3 less cholesterol, a whopping 1/4 less saturated fat, 2/3 more vitamin A,
 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids, and even 3 times more vitamin E! Not to mention that they taste a whole lot better than store-bought factory eggs. The fresh eggs have deep, dark orange yolks versus the pale yellow of factory eggs. The yolks are even bigger!

Try some farm fresh eggs today!

Finally! I got an awesome new egg basket from Tractor Supply Co. It was only $4.99!





It's HUGE, though...

You want one? Get your own! http://www.tractorsupply.com/egg-basket-8-in-h-1008518

Would you like to know the girls?

Molly- Molly is by far my most favorite bird! She was my first chicken and looks like a basketball with feathers. Her breed is the Black Cochin, and in 2008 she won best of show in the Bolton Fair. She has hatched out numerous broods of baby chicks.

Rose- Rose is a purebred Rhode Island Red and by far my best layer, even at her age of 5. She, too, is a great show bird and has one 5 first places and one Reserve Champion at the Sterling Fair.

 Cocoa & Brownie- Cocoa and Brownie are actually my couisin's chickens that I am caring for this winter. They are both Black Australorps and I can't tell them apart- besides the fact that Brownie has clipped wings. Shown below is Brownie

Hansel & Gretel- These birds, too, I can't tell apart. They are mixed breed Bantams and lay teenie-tiny white eggs. About three of  these mini eggs equals 2 normal eggs.

Patch- Patch is a pretty Silver Laced Wyandotte that is inseperable with her "sister" Phoenix. She lays fairly large brown eggs and has never been to a show.

Phoenix- Phoenix is a New Hampshire Red/ Americauna mix, with New Hampshire feathers and Americauna legs. She and her best friend Patch were born and raised together.

The eggs of the past three days!

I was having fun with the camera J

Though it is freezing outside, the hens have found a way to keep warm. They all have decided to crowd around the heated waterer (a luxury they got at Christmas) and pile up on top of each other. Seems uncomfortable, but they like it!

Two of my hens (I call them Phoenix and Patch) have taken a liking to eating snow. After they swallow it, they walk around as if they had snow down their backs. In a few moments, they stop and eat more snow. Oh well, if that's what they like to do I won't stop them.