1 egg am-One of my favorites of spring, this evergreen is the bomb for covering ground. Beautiful purple flowers grace my eyesight. The flock can’t make up their mind or I am too early in the day, but only 1 egg so far. Broccoli and Pears with honey wheat crusts as treats. Girls are happy.

4 egg am-Everything is “popping” around the yard, it’s such a sense of renewal. Girls are happy, broccoli and pears with crusts of honey wheat bread as treats. My theory on the spinach may be spot on. In one week they are laying 4-5 eggs a day again. I think the iron in the spinach/kale just blocks up the whole system somehow. Though great for their health and the eggs benefit from add these to their diet, I think the overall effects to the chickens is bad. Maybe in smaller doses? Adding a fruit seems to help the whole egg laying process too.

Noticed the kale has come up in the herb garden! Yay!

2 egg am-Another beautiful spring day, the daffodils are starting to fade now, Azalea’s still going strong. Treats of Baby spinach, apples and bread crusts, make for happy quiet hens. Herbs watered, spinach sprouting. I am starting to realize when I combine spinach and kale the girls stop laying, maybe too much calcium and iron for them. Have to keep that in check

1 egg am- Flock is happy, herbs watered and beauty surrounds me. Life is good.

3 egg am-Warm weather and sunny days have the flowers blooming the early butterflies and bumble bees! I love the sound of the azaleas when you walk near them they are “buzzing” with life. Treats were the last of the red kale, baby spinach and apples. Not sure what next week’s treats will be. Flock looking happy, seeing some feathers lying about, perhaps molting, but not sure.

Happy Earth day. It’s a beautiful sunny day with a warm wind but the air is cool. Treats of apples, red kale and organic baby spinach on the menu. Everything is starting to “pop” azalea are inches away, forsythia and daffodils are blooming. I love how green the grass is. Flock wants OUT! Maybe as an earth day treat.

4 egg am-I love spring and all it’s brilliant color. Odd day very humid as a front passes us from the south. I went to the store and seaarch for a new treat for the girls and found some red kale. So spinach/red kale week will begin. May buy a fruit of some kind to compliment. Flock is noisy and protesting confinment, but the weather has possible rain in the forecast so I’d rather leave them in. Very windy today, but otherwise dry so far. Eggs look great the last few days very clean with no spots.

Planted Easter gifts I got from family, one butterfly bush and one shrub. I hope they do well. I loe getting new plants to add to the yard

3 eggs am-A true sign of spring the daffodils are out in parts of the yard. One of my favorite flowers next to the Forget-me-nots. The crocus’ are almost past and soon the flowering bushes will pop. Buds on the trees, and nice warm sunny mornings. Rumors of a pending storm with big rains coming. Treats were last of Broccoli and honeydew melon with leftover honey wheat crusts of bread. Everyone looks healthy and happy.

Another warm day, slight breeze blowing, but it is pleasant outside. Brocoli and honeydew melon as treats. I’m trying to keep 2 treats going at once fruit and a vegetable for maximum vitamins. Coop looks great chickens are happy. Finishing yard work and palette garden today. Yesterday as promised I let the chickens out to free range, and when I went to check on them a turkey was with them. too funny.

A year ago today I bought my little flock! How time flies. Now they are all grown up and pretty, minus Betsy. They are happy and ready to free range, their first birthday treat. Broccoli and Honeydew Melon on the menu as treats. Supposed to be a sunny day. Day will be spend cleaning flower beds, and making my new pallet garden.