This morning as we were boarding the mini-van to drop the kids off and head to work, Travis was over by the Silkie pen and I could tell by the way he was reaching in and by the look on his face that we finally had our first Silkie egg! Honestly, I was beginning to think this day would never come considering we started our flock with our Silkies back in June. We're not sure if this first egg came from Peanut or Marilyn, but one is sure to follow the other since they are about the same age. Meet Peanut...
And, Marilyn...
Here's a couple photos comparing the Silkie egg (smallest) to a regular egg and a double-yolker (largest). Since Silkie eggs are fun-sized, I think we'll sell those for $1.50/dozen once the rest of the girls start laying in April.
I thought I'd introduce you to Brooke (Bert) since he's the man of the shack.
Here's Brooke as a little chick... he's standing so proudly, maybe we should have known he was the main man the whole time!
Here's Brooke now...
And, last but not least, the majority of this spoiled crew cuddled up under their heat lamp for the night...
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