h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Again, feel free to ignore if you're on FB, because you've seen these already...

http://www.backyardchickens.com/g/i/6183518/a/6579652/california-northern/sort/display_order/

Pictures of Notepad with Quiche, a speckled egg (not a usual occurance), and yet another picture of PaperKidhttp://www.backyardchickens.com/t/25/california-northern/44280#post_13081809

Chickens that get cuddled by cute little girls are truly lucky! Chickens that also get a chance to poke around in grassy lawns are even luckier. Good work, Amy !

Chickens that poke around in grassy lawns and get table scraps are chickens that cost less to feed And they're happier and healthier that way, too

New photos with captions! http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/25/california-northern/46730#post_13269844 Tom was out of town last weekend, and brought home new chickens (that I'd arranged for with the lady he bought them from) Yes, that's a green egg, though http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/25/california-northern/46200#post_13220425 shows the color much better. The green egg was laid by the white and gray pullet--the brown pullet was hatched Christmas Day and won't be old enough to lay for a month or so. When she does, the previous owner thinks she'll lay either white or cream eggs--she's a mutt, so there's no way to be absolutely certain until she starts laying.

Actually, looks like Tom misremembered (or misheard)--the young one will likely be laying late summer.

How do the chickens feel about having their eggs taken from them?

No one's broody, so they don't care.

They told you that?

Maybe there's a Chicken Underground that's getting ready for the revolution. They just want you to *think* it's ok.

We were investigating buying a new guinea pig hutch. The company that sells them also does a lot of stuff for chickens. Here's something I didn't know there was a demand for: hi-vis jackets for chickens!

https://www.omlet.ie/shop/chicken_keeping/high-vis_chicken_jacket/

The video was quite dramatic.

I will never make jokes about chickens again! Well, at least not in the next thirty minutes anyway .

Those are snazzy jackets. I bet dogs could wear them, too, at least dogs in the right size. Sadly, dogs *do* get killed n the road all too often, and could use high-visibility clothing.

They make visibility vests for dogs of all sizes.

I noticed a glaring typo in the bottom left-hand corner of the video. It said 'flowplayer' instead of 'fowlplayer'.

I'll get me coat