Eggs

Well, I'm trying not to talk too much about my chickens. But I just had to show you some of the beautiful eggs we're getting now.

These are some from our Easter Eggers. I love the color, sort of a pale turquoise. And I think these are all three from the same hen. We've gotten one for the last 3 out of 4 days so I'm pretty sure they're all from the same one. And the fact that they are the same color sort of makes it a for sure thing.



I just love this kind of chicken. Some people erroneously call them Araucanas, or Ameraucanas, but they are actually Easter Eggers. They are sort of a mutt chicken but they all have blue, green or even sometimes pinkish eggs. Very lovely and my favorites! The eggs are exactly the same nutrition-wise and the only difference from them and my other eggs is the shell color. Unscrupulous sellers try to convince people they are worth more money because they have less cholesterol in them or more nutrients. Poppycock!

Oh and BTW, eggs don't cause your cholesterol to go up like they used to think. I read a couple articles on that since we have been eating more eggs lately. I don't remember all the details but the cholesterol in eggs doesn't metabolize as cholesterol in your body. Or something! I don't remember all the particulars and it was sort of technical. I can understand it but can't intelligently repeat what I read!

And speaking of eggs...check out this beauty that one of our hens laid...



You'd think we had ostriches in the coop!! I wonder what the hen thought that laid that egg? She was probably proud as a peacock! Well, peahen!