Saturday, July 20, 2019

Chickens

My Nieces children raise chickens, I get eggs from them.  Needless to say the eggs are awesome..the kids are awesome too!

The girls took their brown egg laying hens to the fair.  The little boy is not in 4 H yet.
Olivia was very eggcited...her chickens are Grand Champions.

Yeah Olivia! 

Lynn and Alice... Rhode Island Reds

Sweetie and Sparkles Ava's chickens...Silver Laced Wyandotte
Hazel and Fluffy Brooke's chickens...Silver Laced Wyandotte
Rose and Freckles  Hailey's chickens...Silver Laced Wyandotte.  Hailey got a blue ribbon in Showmanship! 


What fun to see these kids in 4-H. 
Far Side 



24 comments:

Rose said...

Cute children... awesome that they won blue ribbons. Congratulations to them!

DJan said...

Cute chickens, and even cuter kids. Congratulations to Olivia on her champion chickens! :-)

Rita said...

Oh wow! Congratulations to them! That is awesome.
And some special eggs for you, too. ;)

Phyllis Pritchard said...

Congratulations to them, Wow champion chickens that is great! So glad to see kids in 4-H.

thecrazysheeplady said...

I loved showing chickens at the county fair :-).

Gemma's person said...

What a good looking group of children. The chickens are beauties too.
I love watching chickens.Congrats to them.

Pauline Persing said...

Congratulations to Olivia for her Grand Champions and Congratulations to Hailey for getting a blue ribbon in showmanship. She must know a lot about chickens and how to handle them. Congratulations to all for being in 4-H. Long ago I was a 4-H leader for my daughter's sewing group. Later she was in a rabbit group. And when her children were young, she was an assistant advisor for their dog group. The ribbons are wonderful but I think what the
children learn during the year is most important, useful for the rest of their lives.

Henny Penny said...

Those are cute children and I bet they are really good children too! Love the names of their hens.

Victoria Zigler said...

Well done to them.

Red said...

What a great experience for kids to have.I learned some things about chickens from your post so i'm sure the kids have learned much more about chickens.

Miss Merry said...

I was a 4-H advisor for many years. It is such a great opportunity for children and their families. Congratulations on a great year at the fair! And lucky you to be able to purchase farm fresh eggs from such adorable vendors.

Tired Teacher said...

4-H is a wonderful program for kids. I was a member for many years. Congratulations to Olivia and her sisters for their success.

Debi said...

Congratulations to Hailey and Olivia! Well done!

Laurel Wood said...

Beautiful photo of the children and their chickens. I am so proud of them and I know you enjoy the fresh eggs. Blessings to you and FG this weekend.

Maebeme said...

Congratulations to your grand nieces! I was never in 4H but I know the program is a great one for young people with an emphasis not only on agriculture but so much more.

Cynthia said...

Farm eggs are the best! Your nieces must be very proud of those ribbons. (I’m sure the hens are, too!)

Bonnie said...

The kids are cute and learning so much through 4-H. That is such a good organization and you don't hear as much about it anymore.

Betsy said...

WOW! Congratulations to Olivia and Hailey. That is awesome. 4-H is so good for kids. I think a lot is learned there. I love going to the fair and seeing the kids and their animals. I spend more time in those barns than in the needlework area and that's saying something!
I know they are so proud of their hens too. Tell them congrats from all of us.
Blessings,
Betsy

diane in northern wis said...

I love going to fairs and seeing the people show their chickens and livestock, etc. Congratulations to your Olivia and Hailey on their superb showing as Grand Champion and Blue Ribbon! How awesome! How fun for you to see how well they did. All the chickens look beautiful and well cared-for. A great showing!

marlu said...

Congratulations to the cute kids for their projects!

Granny Marigold said...

Those are lovely hens with the prettiest names too. Congratulations to the children.

Linda Reeder said...

That takes me back to my childhood days on the farm and county fairs. We raised chickens, but for meat and eggs, not as 4H projects. I did with a blue ribbon for my cookies in 4H though.

Sue said...

Congratulations to the children, a job well done. rewards like this encourages children to do more projects, and it teaches them many lessons in life. Fresh eggs are the best, I do enjoy mine.
Thanks for sharing,

L. D. said...

That is so good for children to do and you also get fresh eggs. Our oldest grandson suddenly became interested in how things grow. He is taking care of a bean that has grown up outside where he planted it. We all had to go out and see his bean and watch him water it with all seriousness.