Our first harvest

Here is our first harvest from the garden this year...

Egg count

Our new girls started laying this week.  The eggs are little bitty, so I can tell who is laying what.  Of course the Ameraucana's are blue and green, so we'll always know who is laying those.  As long as I can tell the difference, I'll log them here seperately.  I'll get a picture up soon to show you.

Ladies: 22
Girls: 3
Total this week: 25

Mmm... yogurt!

A little while back you may recall I made a huge batch of yogurt.  Considerably more than two people can eat.  Fortunately, chickens LOVE yogurt and the bacteria in it is really good for them.  As it started to get a bit sour, we decided to give the new layers their first taste of yogurt.  It didn't take them long to discover they couldn't get enough of it...

Of course, I didn't want the Ladies to be jealous, so they got a little yogurt too.  Check out the milk-moustache they're sporting...

Small vs. Large

Here is a tiny egg from our new layers next to one of the Ladies eggs.  We can't wait until the new layers are laying full steam ahead.

Nest boxes

In preparation for our newest batch of layers, Dan is building a new set nest boxes.  And the timing is perfect because I found a tiny brown egg on the coop floor today!  We thought we were going to have it ready in plenty of time since the layers are only 19 weeks old.  We figured we had at least another week or two, but like with most of our animals, we're continually amazed.

Finally, some rain

After nearly two weeks of weather forecasts saying we should get some rain, I think we finally have some on the way.

Completed brooder

It's a thing of beauty!  And the turkeys seem to love it.  I love being able to lift the roof to feed and water them.  It's the simple things in life that make me happy.