Naturally Colorful Eggs!

We have eggs fresh from our hens almost everyday of the year. The only exception is when it is so cold that they don't feel like laying them, but even then out of our 50+ chickens, one will lay an egg. Right now we only have one chicken who lays white eggs. The other chickens lay brown or our favorite blue eggs. The Araucana chickens are responsible for the blue eggs. This is a view inside the hen house and right in the center is a fine example of an Araucana rooster. His name is "Randy" and all of these hens are under his fine care. You can also see the one white hen among all the other more colorful breeds. We will start selling our eggs when the weather becomes a bit warmer. But, for this week the eggs will be for our family. You know what Sunday is!! Hen houses are not known for their cleanliness. We clean ours out about five times a year. The manure is great for the garden and flowers! It is the best fertilizer we know of. We also add
wood chips on a regular basis just to keep things smelling better than otherwise. Raising chickens is not a lot of work and the end result is worth it the little effort it takes. It is becoming more common for city people to keep a couple of chickens. There are laws that regulate what and how many a person can have. I believe the roosters are banned from most city limits..due to the constant crowing. Yes, they crow whenever they want to!!