Comments on: Year End Egg Count

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:24:30 +0000

If you read “Tillie Lays an Egg” to the kids, and also tune into HenCam, I can post a hello message to your class on the HenCam home page. (I’ve also done this for whole schools!!) Email me at terry@terrygolson.com and we’ll set it up.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:23:28 +0000

I adore your blog and have been sharing it with my second graders. They love the pictures of the bunny in the snow.

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:30:52 +0000

No, I don’t. Those eggs were a gift from a friend in town. The photo was taken for a “Weekly Reader Magazine” article that will come out this spring. I’m excited that 6,000,000 children, educators and parents will hear about HenCam and learn about backyard chickens in that issue! (Remember “Weekly Reader”? It’s still going strong!) I’d like another “Easter Egger.” Will look for two at the Poultry Congress soon.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:12:56 +0000

I noticed the lovely blue and green eggs in your collection. Do you still have some Ameraucana or Araucana’s?

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:30:59 +0000

You are welcome. Part of the fun of having these animals is being able to share them with others. The pouffy hens do have comical personalities. They like to be where the action is and they are quite fond of the goats.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:18:30 +0000

I came across this website recently while looking for another and now I look forward to spying on the hens a little each day. I don’t seem to catch the goats much but the hens are always moving about. The red one is gorgeous. And I laugh a little each day at the ones with the poufs. I’ve read the animal bios but can’t seem to remember each name. Thank you for giving me the pleasure of watching your pleasure. :-)

By: ANGELA

ANGELA — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:13:34 +0000

You are a very good for your small animals. Congratulations!

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:23:53 +0000

Yes, the goaties are such a “help.” Did you know that you could spell goat, C-H-A-O-S? Caper managed to stand on two legs, on top of a domed bin, and get his front hooves caught in a cord. I’ve posted how tidy my barn is – but that doesn’t matter to a goat!
The goats are plenty warm, but they do NOT like to get wet. Horrors. However, they do like to stand in the stall with their noses sticking out.

By: Tracy Byers

Tracy Byers — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:15:18 +0000

Happy New Year to all!!

Thank you for the wonderful updates on the animals, the egg count for the year, and the new store!!

Question- I’ve noticed that Pip and Caper pretty much stay in the stall, is it just too cold, or is it too hard for them to move in the snow with their shorter legs? Also got a kick out of watching them “help” you muck the stall yesterday!!

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:41:42 +0000

See, things get hairy when you start talking about the costs. I originally got a few chickens for the fresh eggs. But it didn’t take long to realize the joys of chickenhood. I now have 9 roosters and 31 hens of all different breeds. I don’t eat my own birds. I’m not against it, by any means. I would eat one. But I am not about to kill my own birds when I’m going out and feeding them every day. This past week I’ve had to break ice out of their water twice a day! No, if someone else wants to kill and clean them that’s fine and dandy. But I will stick with egg gathering, thank you. I do enjoy my chickens (and pigeons). And that’s something you can’t put a price on.