The Christmas Egg

Posted on Dec 26, 2009 by Susie Collins in Organic Gardening, Susie Collins, Susie's Secret Garden

First Egg

This is Betty, our new hen, a Rhode Island Red I was given by my neighbor. This is her first egg she laid after coming to live with us (not actually on Christmas Day, it was a couple weeks ago, but I just couldn’t resist the play on words). We were all so excited! After a bit of a rocky start when she first arrived– she picked on my littlest bantie, chased all the wild birds out of the gardens, pooped all over everything (and so named Betty Poop), and would not go to bed at night in the coops– she’s now all settled in, getting along perfectly with everyone else, ignores all the wild birds, snuggles in at night right alongside the others on the roost, and now gives us an egg a day. She still poops gigantic poops all over everything, but we love Betty!

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5 Responses to “The Christmas Egg”

  1. Connie Rae

    26. Dec, 2009

    Hooray for Betty Poop! What a great gal! Thanks for the pic!

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  2. Susie Collins

    26. Dec, 2009

    Aloha Connie, guess what? This afternoon I discovered that one of my other hens who hasn’t laid eggs in about a year, gave us a beautiful white egg today! Must be Betty’s good influence.

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  3. Lunden

    27. Dec, 2009

    Gorgeous! I miss my chickens. (I’m a city girl, now.)

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  4. jacki

    27. Dec, 2009

    Betty,
    Good for you laying a pretty big healthy egg daily! You feel the love that Susie gives you and you love the healthy organic feed and pastured grass…you are a very very pretty girl… so glad you settled into your new loving home…keep those healthy eggs coming…

    love your Aunt JJ

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  5. Susie Collins

    27. Dec, 2009

    Aloha Lunden, I’m so happy you left a comment because I didn’t know about your blog One Canary Sings! Thanks much for posting The Canary Report on your blogroll, and I’ve added you to mine. I’d like to invite you to join our Canary Community if that works for you, I know you have a lot to share, we’d love to have you part of the conversation. http://thecanaryreport.ning.com/

    Aloha Auntie JJ! Isn’t Betty lovely? I’m so happy I gave her the full two weeks to adjust, she’s a wonderful addition to my tiny flock. Thanks for the organic feed recipe! They LOVE it.

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