I am happy to say after a month of having these crazy girls, that we still have them. There have been ups and downs and some craziness (I was pretty much ready to get rid of them at the end of the first week), but we enjoy them. Here are a few videos so you can see them in action.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Playing Dead
Thought I had a dead chicken on my hands this morning. I looked out the window to see Aussie (the Black Australorp) laying so flat and smashed looking on the ground, I thought she was lifeless. Turns out it was just her way of dealing with 100 degree weather for the 30 minutes or so they don't have much shade during the day.
Despite the Arizona heat, these chickens are really thriving. We are getting 2-3 eggs each day, and there are only three chickens, so it is just as good if not better than we hoped for.
Still a bit surprised we haven't been confronted by anyone about having them. An AC guy came by to service our unit today, and he didn't even notice them, so they are relatively inconspicuous.
Despite the Arizona heat, these chickens are really thriving. We are getting 2-3 eggs each day, and there are only three chickens, so it is just as good if not better than we hoped for.
Still a bit surprised we haven't been confronted by anyone about having them. An AC guy came by to service our unit today, and he didn't even notice them, so they are relatively inconspicuous.
Friday, June 3, 2011
A New Record
No, you aren't seeing triple. We actually got three eggs today! I am pretty excited about that. And believe me with all of the stress I have been going through today with how outspoken the girls have been, I deserve three eggs. I'm shocked someone from the HOA wasn't pounding on my door by noon.
You know when people imitate the sound a chicken makes and they do that 'bawk, bawk, bawk, BAKAWWK!!!' (Hopefully that was phonetic enough.), well that is exactly what the chickens sounded like.
Anyway, I am pretty sure that was one egg from each chicken. I am a little sad because the Ameraucana was supposed to lay blue/green eggs, but nevertheless I am still happy to have them all laying.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
I Love Eggs!
It's funny to think about all the things you made assumptions about as a kid. Half the time about things you didn't even realize you were making assumptions about. Growing up I had a lot of assumptions about eggs.
They were all white and about the same size.
And the only way you ate them was scrambled.
To be perfectly honest, I thought the only way you could scramble an egg was in the microwave.
I liked eggs, and had them for special family breakfasts. Now I don't know what I would do without having them always available. I guess I am only thinking about this because we are on a bit of an egg fast. We're trying to let our egg storage grow so we aren't constantly waiting for a chicken to lay an egg. So far our chickens have laid six eggs (not bad for their first five days after being relocated). One I just found cracked in our backyard (never thought I'd be so sad about a cracked egg). One (the first one) we ate.
And we currently have four sitting in a carton.
I purposely laid them all on their side in the carton because I love looking at the differences between them. I'm not sure who the first one belongs two, but the middle two were laid by our Aussie, and the last one was laid by the Plymy. I look forward to finding each egg because I know they are all going to be a little different.
Now if these girls would be a little more discrete when they lay an egg, then I could relax. It's like they want to announce it to the neighborhood. I know they are proud of themselves and all, but I'd like to keep them around.
They were all white and about the same size.
And the only way you ate them was scrambled.
To be perfectly honest, I thought the only way you could scramble an egg was in the microwave.I liked eggs, and had them for special family breakfasts. Now I don't know what I would do without having them always available. I guess I am only thinking about this because we are on a bit of an egg fast. We're trying to let our egg storage grow so we aren't constantly waiting for a chicken to lay an egg. So far our chickens have laid six eggs (not bad for their first five days after being relocated). One I just found cracked in our backyard (never thought I'd be so sad about a cracked egg). One (the first one) we ate.
And we currently have four sitting in a carton.
I purposely laid them all on their side in the carton because I love looking at the differences between them. I'm not sure who the first one belongs two, but the middle two were laid by our Aussie, and the last one was laid by the Plymy. I look forward to finding each egg because I know they are all going to be a little different.
Now if these girls would be a little more discrete when they lay an egg, then I could relax. It's like they want to announce it to the neighborhood. I know they are proud of themselves and all, but I'd like to keep them around.
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