eggs

I don't thing any other egg has looked so purpley. Odd isn't it? I opened the box to grab the eggs and then closed it to go get the camera.

Guinny

....as in Pen-Guinny. When we got them as chicks they where fuzzy and black like little penguin chicks. This is my girl who lays the monster jumbo eggs.

more egg photos.

This morning I was greeted by 3 identical smooth perfect pink eggs. Conversely, last night when I checked the egg box I was greeted by these three cuties. All radically different. Green, pink with white speckles, and tan with brown freckles. I really liked the way they looked together and I really like the way they photograph together; I'm back to thinking about making Easter cards. Maybe I'll use one of these photos.




This was the last egg laid today, laid this afternoon, by my best laying hen, Guinny.. (don't I sound like a chicken farmer for sure) She lays extra Jumbo eggs, and she's very consistent. At any rate, I have all of Guinny's eggs set aside to take to Grandpa. It's a small thing, but one I feel compelled to do.

they say work with what you have..

I have eggs. They are pretty good subjects, they don't smile but they do sit still and they don't talk back. I'm thinking of making Easter cards from my own photos of my own eggs. I'm partial to the warmer version. But I'm always partial to the warmer one, no matter what the picture is.

photos from the fridge.

The fridge makes a heck of a good light box. Top shelf only other light source is the crummy ceiling fan light.

Why am I taking photos in my fridge anyway? Looky at my very first green egg!!! All my new chickens are supposed to lay a variety of colors. I get tan with brown speckles for one hen, green from another and everyone else lays peachy pink. No one lays blue. I think I need more chickens.. hubby thinks I'm nuts.

Comparative analysis

More eggs! I know that is what everyone wants to see. But I wanted a picture that would show the different sizes of the eggs. That white egg in the center is your average grade A large egg. Had to buy some eggs last week. No one was laying. Clockwise from the top. An egg from the new Chickens, smallest one they have laid, it has a nice dark color. Another two from the new Chickens, most are this size, notice none of them are green or blue. :( Next that larger medium brown egg, I don't know who laid it. I'm guessing from the size it was one of the Older chickens, if it was a new girl I bet it hurt! next is a nice light brown from a new girl, I think the whitest hen is laying those. it is almost the size of the store bought egg. That last egg at 9 o'clock in the picture, it is the very last egg the older "girls" laid before they quite laying, do you see how big it is compared to the store egg? they taste better too. ;)

Maybe when the weather gets nice I will get some nice pictures of the flock. They move like toddlers, darn hard to get good pictures of them.

mixed emotions

My newer, younger chickens have started to lay eggs. Hooray! They are supposed to be blue and green. Not pale brown. Boooo.