Out the Ying-Yang

Today was a great day, every hen laid an egg. I now have an assortment of "easter eggs" that continue to amaze me. My Auracana hens lay colored eggs in shades from turqouise to olive green and several shades of brown. How's that for amazing? I have a good mix of the Araucanas and the Rhode Island Reds-they lay lots of brown eggs. Both are strudy breeds and good layers and they make a beautiful show of color in the chicken yard-some have golden feathers mixed with black, some are red.

They're a loyal flock of hens, all thirteen of them. When they hear the back door swing open, they run to meet me. They run and waddle their plump bodies across the yard in deadly earnest and it makes me smile, even though I know they're only hoping for a snack. A chicken snack could consist of anything; they aren't choosy. Apple cores, orange peels, the ends of carrots, cantalope, stalks of celery are among their favorites, and they dearly love bread. I know what I put in them effects the quality of the eggs that come out of them-put love in one end, get quality out the other....out the ying-yang?

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