Spring is finally here and our chickens are laying eggs like crazy!!  I always enjoy going out in the early morning to let the “ladies” out of their coop.  They are always so happy to see me because they know that as soon as I open their two little doors they can come running out single file down the ramp to the outside world.  While some chickens are in their nest waiting to lay their egg, the majority want to get their day started by eating breakfast first.  “Let me see”, they say, “should we spend the day in the pasture with the cows or roam around the yard eating bugs and digging up Kellie’s  flower beds.  Lucy is our very special hen.  She follows us everywhere we go and she especially loves our grandchildren.  Even yesterday while John Henry was laying under a piece of farm equipment working on it, she had to run over and visit with him.

I love having a variety of chicken breeds on the farm just because I enjoy the different color eggs they lay and love all the different colored feathers that they have.  As some of the new hens begin their laying process, they just can’t quite seem to get the hang of it to lay their eggs in the nest.  So for the first few weeks in spring, it’s just like having a big Easter Egg hunt looking for eggs everywhere but inside the coop.  Once we get them trained to go into the coop and pick a nest to sit on to lay their eggs, we are “GOLDEN” and the hunt is over!

My mom is our #1 egg inspector and washer.  She loves to come over and visit as she handles each egg with care and washes them.  We couldn’t ask for a better inspector or washer, and the chickens love her too!!  We take great pride in our farm and the quality of every item that we provide for our John Henry’s customers.

Each evening, just before dark the hens go into their coop to roost and sleep for the night.  After they are all in, I close their two little doors so they are kept safe and I say “good night ladies, see ya in the morning!!”

Our eggs can be found at the Farmers’ Markets that we attend, our Home Delivery Route or if you are having a Freezer Meal Workshop and your recipe calls for farm fresh eggs, we’ve got you covered!!