We ain't scared

Weekly total: 88* new record
2012 total: 331

Sunday 15
Monday 13
Tuesday 10
Wednesday 15
Thursday 14
Friday 7
Saturday 14

We have some new neighbors. They definitely aren't friendly. They stare...a lot.

Two (beautiful) barred owls have taken a liking to the oak tree over the chicken run. They sit in the tree all day. I thought owls were nocturnal. Not these jokers. They're too busy looking at the hens. The hens could care less about the owls. No matter how loud, or long, or crazy the hooting is the girls just go about their business of scratching and clucking and laying. I don't know if they are brave or naive.

First the cooper hawks, now the owls. You'd think we lived in the woods instead of our urban neighborhood.

This week in egg counting

Yearly count: 83

Sunday 4

Monday 7

Tuesday 4

Wednesday 7

Thursday 8 (new daily record!)

Friday 8

Saturday 7 Including our first blue green egg from an Americuana!

A comparison of our typical sized eggs:

Weekly total: 45 eggs
December 2011 running total : 56

I ordered some plain 12 count egg cartons from Zellwin Farms. The price was very good, the order was shipped the day after I ordered. The cartons are sturdy and exactly what I was looking for to transport the eggs. Zellwin Farms offers the option to customize the labeling on the boxes which is awesome. I am not quite there yet, but I can't wait to do that. =]