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| Hilda, who has the darkest feathers of them all, but they are hiding behind her! |
This is our first year trying out chickens. We just wanted to be a little more self reliant, along with getting some fresh eggs. Our chickens are Ameraucanas and each are a little different in coloring so we can easily identify them. We currently have 4, at least 2 of which have reached egg-laying status. They are officially hens. The others are still pullets. They were born on February 15th of this year. It took them approximately 25 weeks to mature to adulthood. Their eggs are a pale blue-ish green in color and quite small for now. They will lay larger eggs soon, but never quite as large as the common brown eggs laid by Rhode Island Reds. We love watching them roam through the foilage of the garden, snapping up grasshoppers as they go. They are named Hailey, Holly, Hooley, and Hilda--after some of the Who's on 'Horton Hears a Who.' What gorgeous animals to behold!
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| Holly and Hilda |
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| Hailey |
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| My son really knows how to ruffle their feathers! |
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| Hilda, Hailey, and Hooley |
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| Hooley |
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