New Layer

This week we have a new layer one of the young hens we raised has started laying. Our grandson was doing chores and forgot the egg gathering basket that we use. He checked on the chickens and fed them their treats and came back with four eggs in his pockets! Beaming ear to ear saying the the new hen had laid another one of the small eggs! We have gotten two eggs like this so far this week they are about half the size of the other eggs. I'm thinking these are the size of a Banty egg. They are beige in color. Yea! We are  SO excited. 

I heard lots of cackling going on in the coop the morning we got the first one that was great to hear! I can't wait to show our grand daughter these. Hubby said that it will take two of those to make up a regular size egg for cooking with. We got five eggs yesterday. It was a happy day!

It's warmed up a bit and we have some green grass showing through the snow and the hens are happy now. Next week will be even warmer and we will be glad to say good bye to the ice and snow that we have had during this cold snap. But the chickens are doing fine.