KNOW THE CHICKENS THAT LAY YOUR EGGS
Not everyone can get fresh eggs from their own chickens. Our goal is to connect people with the hens, flock, and family that produce their tasty eggs. This page provides photos and a little bit about the chickens on the farm. Click on the image to view as slides and check back often to see the whole flock as we continue to profile each hen.

Matriarch and Oldest Hen. Mini came to us as a tiny chick (hence her name) but grew into one of our largest hens. She was at one time the most prolific layer and has maintained a laying ability, even as our oldest hen. She has always been extremely shy but is the Matriarch of the flock after her friend Hopscotch, the original matriarch, died. Breed: Plymouth Rock Favorite activity: Sitting in a nesting box. Egg color: light brown (oldest hen but still laying at a respectable rate)	Andrea is an older hen who is still near the bottom of the pecking order. She relates more to people than to chickens. Breed: Easter Egger Favorite Activity: Resting her wing on the perch. Egg Color: Blue
Name: Clara Breed: Easter Egger Favorite Activity: Being aloof. Egg Color: Blue	Sylvia is a younger hen who came to us with a disability--the joints in her legs are not stable but she is able to get around. She can't use her feet to perch so she tries to stay outside at night and we have to put her in a nesting box. Name: Sylvia Breed: Rhode Island Red Favorite Activity: Sitting outside of the hen house at night. Egg Color: Light Brown
Name: Callie Breed: White Leghorn Favorite Activity: Being the loudest chicken in the roost. Egg Color: White	Name: Phyllis Breed: Barred Rock Favorite activity: stalking the rooster Egg Color: Brown
Name: Friend Breed: Splash Maran Favorite activity: Following any human around and getting under foot. Egg Color: Dark Brown	Name: Goldie Breed: Golden Maran Favorite Activity: Staring other chickens down. Egg Color: Dark Brown
Name: Hey Hey Breed: Motled Ancona Favorite Activity: Going places she shouldn't. Egg Color: White




	Red is by far the friendliest hen in the flock. She follows any human around to the point that every time you turn around she's there and you fear you may step on her. It's hard to resist the desire to pick her up. Her expression matchers her Golden Retriever personality. Breed: Rhode Island Red Egg color: brown
Poly the Polish Hen has an attitude that matches her appearance. She has little patience for her flock mates but her Drama Queen expressions of feelings make her a favorite among humans. She is also broody, which only heightens the drama. Breed: Polish Egg Color: White	Extra was literally the extra chick in one of our first arrivals of day old chicks. She lays consistently perfect eggs, however number is diminishing with age. She enjoys announcing when she is about to lay. Breed: Olive Egger Egg color: Green (occasional layer, retired)
	Ivan is one of our friendliest hens. She was named after our daughter's friend when we thought she was a Rooster. She arrived as the smallest day old chick and was not thriving. She has grown into a magnificent chicken. Breed: Jersey Giant Egg color: brown
	Gum Drop (aka Gummy) is a broody mama hen and has raised several chicks. She is semi-retired but still inclined to raise a brood. Breed: White Australorp Egg color: Cream (mostly retired).

Tiki is a noble bird yet a bit aloof in an intentional kind of way--she's up against her sister, Red, the socialite of the flock. She lays almost every day and her eggs are perfect in appearance and quality. Breed: Rhode Island Red Egg color: brown
Hazel has always been the most aloof hen of the flock and doesn't enjoy socializing. She's all business and layed the largest eggs in her time. She has recently stopped laying. Breed: Olive Egger Egg color: green Favorite activity: sleeping on a shelf away from the other hens. Egg color: green (retired)	Snow Breed: White Leghorn Egg color: White
Annie was not especially socialized until she broke her leg and was in 'hospital' for an extended period of time. During that time, she became a barn favorite. Breed: Brown Leghorn Egg color: white	Daphne Breed: Cuckoo Maran Egg color: Dark brown
Oreo is one of our older chickens and at the top of the pecking order, second in line under Mini. She has always assumed that role and has continued to lay, albeit with much less frequency. Breed: Wyandotte Egg color: brown (retired)
Luna Breed: White Leghorn Egg color: White	Wheat and her sister, Goldie, are inseparable. She is a puff ball who looks like she is wearing slippers with her feathered feet. Breed: Wheaten Maran Egg color: Dark brown
Foggy Breed: Brown Leghorn Egg color: white	Blue is very assertive in the flock and protective of her eggs--drawing blood a few times. She is a hefty bird and likes to bring attention to herself. Breed: Jersey Giant Egg color: light brown
Lady Elle has 2 sisters, Lady R, and Lady X. They are older hens, although she took an early retirement awhile ago. She is usually one of the first on the roost in the evening. Breed: Copper Maran Egg color: dark brown (retired)	Star Whiting True Blue Egg Color: Blue

Andrea is an older hen who is still near the bottom of the pecking order. She relates more to people than to chickens. Breed: Easter Egger Favorite Activity: Resting her wing on the perch. Egg Color: Blue

Name: Clara Breed: Easter Egger Favorite Activity: Being aloof. Egg Color: Blue

Name: Callie Breed: White Leghorn Favorite Activity: Being the loudest chicken in the roost. Egg Color: White

Name: Phyllis Breed: Barred Rock Favorite activity: stalking the rooster Egg Color: Brown

Name: Friend Breed: Splash Maran Favorite activity: Following any human around and getting under foot. Egg Color: Dark Brown

Name: Goldie Breed: Golden Maran Favorite Activity: Staring other chickens down. Egg Color: Dark Brown

Name: Hey Hey Breed: Motled Ancona Favorite Activity: Going places she shouldn't. Egg Color: White

Poly the Polish Hen has an attitude that matches her appearance. She has little patience for her flock mates but her Drama Queen expressions of feelings make her a favorite among humans. She is also broody, which only heightens the drama. Breed: Polish Egg Color: White

Extra was literally the extra chick in one of our first arrivals of day old chicks. She lays consistently perfect eggs, however number is diminishing with age. She enjoys announcing when she is about to lay. Breed: Olive Egger Egg color: Green (occasional layer, retired)

Ivan is one of our friendliest hens. She was named after our daughter's friend when we thought she was a Rooster. She arrived as the smallest day old chick and was not thriving. She has grown into a magnificent chicken. Breed: Jersey Giant Egg color: brown

Gum Drop (aka Gummy) is a broody mama hen and has raised several chicks. She is semi-retired but still inclined to raise a brood. Breed: White Australorp Egg color: Cream (mostly retired).

Tiki is a noble bird yet a bit aloof in an intentional kind of way--she's up against her sister, Red, the socialite of the flock. She lays almost every day and her eggs are perfect in appearance and quality. Breed: Rhode Island Red Egg color: brown

Snow Breed: White Leghorn Egg color: White

Annie was not especially socialized until she broke her leg and was in 'hospital' for an extended period of time. During that time, she became a barn favorite. Breed: Brown Leghorn Egg color: white

Daphne Breed: Cuckoo Maran Egg color: Dark brown

Oreo is one of our older chickens and at the top of the pecking order, second in line under Mini. She has always assumed that role and has continued to lay, albeit with much less frequency. Breed: Wyandotte Egg color: brown (retired)

Luna Breed: White Leghorn Egg color: White

Wheat and her sister, Goldie, are inseparable. She is a puff ball who looks like she is wearing slippers with her feathered feet. Breed: Wheaten Maran Egg color: Dark brown

Foggy Breed: Brown Leghorn Egg color: white

Blue is very assertive in the flock and protective of her eggs--drawing blood a few times. She is a hefty bird and likes to bring attention to herself. Breed: Jersey Giant Egg color: light brown

Lady Elle has 2 sisters, Lady R, and Lady X. They are older hens, although she took an early retirement awhile ago. She is usually one of the first on the roost in the evening. Breed: Copper Maran Egg color: dark brown (retired)

Star Whiting True Blue Egg Color: Blue