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Tribute to our first layed egg HOSubmitted by Catmama on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 3:14am.
Yes, our chicks laid an egg (note i said, "An egg" as in one) Oooops....yes, they break when you drop them Grrrrr....mad 4 yar old all's not lost Almost Zen like movements. Cats kill our rats which in turn keep rattlesnakes (somewhat) away Dog watches our property Chcikens provide eggs (well, not much so far Fish...wel, I got nothing on the fish. every time i try and look at the picture, i just get sucked inro her eyes. Shes so lovely. You need to post pics more often! Hurray for chickens! I love that face in the last picture! She is so sweet and beautiful. The egg is also cool! ***the United States is one of only four out of 168 countries studied to not have some form of paid family leave for new moms. We join Swaziland, Papua New Guinea, and Lesotho in not having that policy in place. *** DH and kids want chickens SO bad, I said they have to wait until Fra can dress himself as I cannot care for ONE MORE LIVING THING right now. Mummy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird... Ha! Love it! Well, not that it dropped, but ya know. BleuRoo Handcrafted Sweetness I have: all hens. No rooster. here a GREAT website for any chicken questions you may have. pardon my ignorance, but i thought you couldn;t have eggs without roosters? or do hens just make eggs as a matter of course? or is it if you want baby chicks then you need a rooster to fertilize one of the eggs. otherwise eggs like the one you got there are just regular edible unfertilized eggs? thanks for clearing this up....
A rooster will fertilize the eggs, so if you let them be, they would hatch. If you don't want baby chicks (or a rooster) you get unfertile eggs. We do not want a rooster due to the amount of small kids I have over and they can be over protective of their flock (which is actaully their job). So, we passed on the male. However, I may get one later on when kids are big. Sweet, thanks for the link! I can't remember what kind my SIL has, but she just got some of the ones with the froofy feathers on top of thier head. I haven't seen them yet, but she said they are going to try and hatch some so we can have some of the biddies (sp?). I never thought I'd be raising chickens, ha! BleuRoo Handcrafted Sweetness yay! first egg, I hope it was yummy, lucky you saved it. Awww! This post made me smile. She is getting growing up so fast!! I really want to get chickens, but we can't have any where we currently live (one reason why I want to move). All in due time, I suppose. were so easy and low maintenence. Seriously, even though mine free range during the day a a couple acres, you really need minimal space. A small garden and an enclosed rabbit hutch would do it. Just, maybe pass on any roos. I think 6 right now and she's in the suburbs with an average sized yard I'm so jealous! I want chickens so badly but right now we just can not do it. I love fresh eggs, there really is not much better than a fresh egg, buttered toast and hot coffee. And, geez, M is looking so much like a little lady! She is gorgeous, Catmama. Good luck and I hope you get some more huevos! i thought it was m's birthday, and she was the egg you were referring to. my mind works in mysterious ways! congrats on the egg though, and m. looks gorgeous as usual. She's getting so big! Congrats on your first egg!
that is the best. Exciting to get your 1st egg! Glad you were able to save it |
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- sounds wonderful. I am just considering rabbits. But not for pets but for eating... Yes, they are sweet. And yummy, too. In my opinion. But chicken would be nice, too. I love sitting and watching them. And I love how they run.