↑
  • Home page
  • Amazon Deals
  • Stores
    • Albertsons
    • Amazon
    • Costco
    • Fred Meyer
    • Nordstrom
    • Target
    • Safeway
  • Rise & Shine
  • Recipes
    • Recipes based on ingredients
  • Print coupons here!
  • Blog
  • About
    • Contact
    • Disclosure and Privacy Policy
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Queen Bee Today

Only the best - today and every day.

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Shop Online
  • Stores
    • Amazon
      • BEST Toy Deals on Amazon
    • Costco
      • Costco Price List (March 2020)
    • Fred Meyer
    • Nordstrom
    • Target
  • Rise & Shine
  • Recipes
    • Recipes based on ingredients
  • Coupons
    • Print coupons
  • Blog
  • Chickens + Garden
  • Meal Planning
    • Grocery deals
  • Pacific Northwest
  • Travel
August 17, 2013, 4:09 pm

Saturday in the Garden – Our first green egg from our Ameraucana chicken

The links in the post below may be affiliate links. Other links on this site may contain affiliate links to products, I may earn a small commission for posting and advertising their products. Read the full disclosure

ameraucana-green-egg

Today’s Saturday in the Garden is short and sweet. My lettuce has gone to seed, I picked a bunch of tomatoes and made Roasted Marinara Sauce and the chickens are all doing marvelously.

The most exciting news from the yard this week – happened this morning, when the kids and I went out to check the eggs. We found our first GREEN egg! Wahoo. I’m so proud of it, you would have think I laid it myself. This gem of an egg came from one of our Ameraucana chickens – which lay either blue or green eggs.  I think all but one of the baby chicks that we got back in March are now laying. We are still waiting on the other Ameraucana.

The white eggs are from our Leghorn. And we still have a Barred Rock that is laying next to the waterer, not sure what’s up with that. My daughter was telling the Barred Rocks this morning (in a rather mothering way) – “you gotta put your egg upstairs, k?!”  By upstairs she means the nesting boxes in the hen house. If it was only that easy. We’ll see if they get it figured out.

I will tell you – getting eggs from the coop never seems to get old. We’ve had chickens now for about 13 months and every single day feels like a blessing. I’m serious! We love our chickens and the eggs that they lay for us – and no matter how many times we open the nesting box, it still feels like opening a present on Christmas.

Ameraucana-Leghorn-chickens

This is one of our Ameraucanas. I’m not sure which one is laying, but I’m betting the other one isn’t far behind.

So that’s what’s happening in my backyard. Humor me and tell me what’s happening in yours. . . . 

Shared On
August 17, 2013
Related topics:
Chickens Coops Gardening In the Yard
Written by
Heather

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Julia says

    August 19, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    I’m not sure if this actually works, but supposedly you can put food coloring around the vents to determine which chicken is laying. You can also feel the bones below the vent. If it is less than 2 fingers across, she isn’t laying

    Reply
  2. Nicole Flory says

    August 17, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    How cool! I didn’t know there were different colors of eggs besides white and brown! Amazing. I soooo wish that we could have chickens but between the city laws and my HOA I don’t think it will happen. My lettuce has gone to seed too but my sugar pumpkins are doing well. I am excited to use fresh, homegrown pumpkins for my pies this year!

    Reply
  3. Susan says

    August 17, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    Exciting news here, too! We got our first egg EVER (from our White Leghorn) It really is like Christmas morning when you see those eggs! 🙂
    My DH and youngest GD picked 18 ! lb. of green beans and a few payytpan and zucchini this morning. I need to freeze or make Dilly Beans.

    Reply
    • Heather Clarke says

      August 17, 2013 at 7:13 pm

      Susan, Congratulations! I’m excited for you. The first egg ever is an amazing treasure isn’t it! I wanted to frame ours. LOL. And wow 18 pounds of green beans – that’s a LOT. Sounds delish.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Don't miss a deal - sign up for emails!

* indicates required

No spam, ever. Promise.

Trending Favorites

Slow Cooker Quinoa Chicken Chili Recipe

Exploring the Pacific NW – Skamania Lodge (Stevenson, Washington)

Exploring the Pacific NW – Taking the Amtrak between Tacoma and Portland

Whale Watching in the San Juan Islands

What they’re saying

Queen Bee has been my go to for many years. Not only how to save on the family grocery budget. But, how to shop. From grocerys to clothes to household. She has saved us hundreds, if not thousands of dollars cumulatively over the years. Thank You! Debby F.

Queen Bee has been one of my favorite pages to follow! A friend kept sharing her deals so I had to start following and I’m so glad I did. I have been able to purchase so many items at great prices because of her posts. She is great about commenting back to questions or even just saying thanks to people who let her know they picked up an item she posted! Christine R.

Queen Bee is an amazing site with great deals no doubt, but my favorite parts are the snippets of silliness, morning coffee, amazing second hand finds. Queen Bee has saved me lots of money, but it's also brightened many a days! Tilla H.

Queen bee has helped me to make Christmas awesome for my kids every year. We follow the blog and are able to stay in budget and get twice as many items for the family. They are the best!! Jessica T.

Can always count on QueenBee for great deals from many different stores ! She's always keeping us well informed, saved a lot throughout the years, been following for a good 7 years ! Cathy L.

Best Subscribe and Save Deals

Footer

About Queen Bee Today

I'm Heather and I started Queen Bee Today because I feel passionately about helping people make the most of every day.

Around here, I'll help you make the most of your resources and your time - so you can live your best life, today and every day.

Popular Topics

  • Online Deals
  • Chickens + Garden
  • Travel
  • Recipes
Copyright ©2025, Queen Bee Today. All Rights Reserved. Design by Pixel Me Designs
AboutContactDisclosure