Whistlin' Dixie!

Well, it's Sunday afternoon, third day in a row I've found an egg, and now the mystery momma hen has been identified. Drum roll, please.....

it's Dixie Chick!

About 5:30 this afternoon I went out to the yard to give them some mealworms and didn't see Dixie. I poked my nose in the near nest box, and while I didn't see an egg  I spotted Dixie in the far nest box. And sure enough, when I opened that one, there she was with her egg. Here's a video of her announcing her accomplishment to the rest of the girls when she came downstairs.

The First Egg!

Friday, July 16, 2010.

Funny, I had a feeling when I left for work - the way the girls were squawking - that today might be the day we saw the first egg. I even mentioned it to Robert Richey (his family got the chicks for me). I came home this evening and there - in the far nest box - it lay. Small - smaller than a medium egg - but perfect in every other respect.  The question now is which of the girls produced this? Hmmm. They aren't talking. My bet is on Dixie. She is the largest and her wattles and comb turned bright red before the others...

Sunday Morning Brunch Video

Here are the girls! Think of them next time you make your omelet...

Eighteen weeks

Tuesday, July 6th. The girls are 18 weeks old today.... They will start to lay soon, so I'll start weaning them off their starter/grower feed and onto organic layer feed over the next few weeks.

Here are a few photos from the morning!

 

Dixie Chick

(Buff Orpington)

 

Gladys

(Barred Plymouth Rock)

 

Geneva

Silver Laced Wyandotte

 

Percella

Buff Orpington

 

Janie

Dominique

 

Helen

Gold Laced Wyandotte