What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Raising chickens for egg production is not just fun but you get the goodness of fresh eggs. Of course an expense comes with feeding and caring for live animals. However the reward greatly outweighs the hassle and expense. It took five months for my chickens to start laying. 

My chickens arrived on February 10th. Divide these in half and that is my share. The other half went to my sister. We had to order a minimum of 15 chickens so we divided the cost and chicks. Only one went to chicken heaven and they had put an extra one in just for that reason. 

One day old when they arrived so they were very little and they lived in my spare bathtub for about a week. It was February so it was a little too cold for them to go straight outside. I eventually moved them to their coop with a heat lamp. 

The chickens I ordered are called Cherry Eggar. They are a mix of Rhode Island Red and New Hampshire Red. They are very good brown egg layers. 

At this stage they are looking more mature and filling out well. Around 2 1/2 months old. 

At this point they are fully grown and getting ready to start laying. My first egg arrived on July 4th. It was a great independence day!!

If you keep straw or shavings in the egg boxes you will have less poop to clean off the eggs. Mine come out pretty as a picture!

Wonderful fresh brown eggs. They are small to start but will get bigger with time. I have already had a couple of double yoke's! Nothing makes me happier than to be piddling with my animals and reaping the rewards. Have a great day and thanks for reading!!!