Thursday, 9/27/12:  Dear little Blackie passed away today, she was just much more fragile then we realized.  We decided to keep her in the house, but she only got to spend one night inside and passed away the next day.  We loved her dearly, she was the most interesting and different chicken that we have ever seen!  If anyone wants a pet house chicken (and doesn't care much about eggs), we would definitely recommend a Seabright or two.  They make wonderful friends!

So, that's the bad news. 

The good news (on the very same day, thank you Lord for good and bad today) is . . .

 

Fuzz layed her first egg!! 

Here I am holding her first and second eggs.  We were so surprised to find the first one, she has now layed 5 eggs and each one is perfectly shaped, and becoming lighter and a little pinker each time.  I ate Day #2 egg and it was delicious!  I just went outside and picked up her fifth egg!  She did a lot of cackling today (and that made the rooster join in too). 

We Moved!

The chickens moved into their new coop and HUGE yard over a week ago,
they LOVE it! 

 It's not quite finished on the outside and we'll post more pictures as soon as it is.  See how big it is next to the old one?  The new is insulated, hs 6 nest boxes and 3 roosts (Fuzz is laying her eggs in a nest on the floor).