hens, children, and eggs

Our hens have been laying sporadically for a couple weeks now, but production is just getting into full swing. We usually get 4 eggs every morning and have 6 hens. I'm hoping two of them haven't started laying yet, although I am sure they will slow down a bit for the winter. The three roosters are impressive in size and crowing ability. I have about had it with them. They are either going to a new home or will become chicken soup very soon. I can't leave the children out with them because the roosters have tried to attack Nate. I will still be a teensy bit sad to see them go because they are so beautiful. 

Nate knows how to open the chicken pen and let them out, which is one of the highlights of their (the children and the chickens) day. Both Nate and Evelyn find the chickens highly entertaining. Even watching them out the window is great fun! Evelyn does not like to feel left behind in any way, so she was trying to figure out the latch. 

This egg had just been laid moments before. It was still wet, but you can't really tell in the picture. 

Carrying her egg back to the house. 

The prized job of gathering eggs is not one to be taken lightly.