It was a lovely warm day with three eggs. Brown, beige and white. It was the first day on my rotation that neither the water nor my fingers froze over. Wonderful! The hens loved the apple peels and cauliflower greens I gave them. And I notice that a fairy god chicken came by and gave them even more veggie scraps today. So they were in heaven! Thank you Fairy God Chicken!
Susan, I asked Not-Fiona why the eggs are always found on the right side. She told me that it's not because of any republican leanings. They prefer to be bipartisan and love Sen. Udall's IDEA of sitting on both sides of the aisle. It's just that the box on the right is always still warm from the previous hen nesting in it. It's much more cozy that way. ; )
As an anecdote, this chicken coop has sparked some very interesting conversations. A friend of mine was talking to her favorite barista about the deplorable conditions of commercially raised egg laying hens. He told her that it was because they had bad karma caused by their ancestor, the T-Rex. She then gave me the postcard shown above with the following message on the back. "A team of chicken scientists doing field research concerning their ancient ancestor. The focus of their research is to determine: Did T-Rex roar or sing? Possible crow?"
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