Comments on: The quest for blue eggs http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/ Two American expat city boys on 20 acres with an olive grove in New Zealand Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Caren http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-49 Wed, 27 May 2009 23:55:59 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-49 Hmmm, Col was trying rather more actively than that to dispatch the chicken (against his will, really… one of the downsides of being a straight bloke). He can tell you the horrible tale one day if we ever get round to catching up (for an omelette, maybe?!).

]]> By: Moon Over Martinborough http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-48 Wed, 27 May 2009 08:21:05 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-48 Amen to walks in the early morning rain. Sometimes they are the best kind.

]]> By: Moon Over Martinborough http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-47 Wed, 27 May 2009 08:19:41 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-47 The Chicken That Wouldn’t Die?! Sounds like our geriatric rooster Henry. He outlived an entire chook house of hens, and we’ve adopted him from our neighbor since he was lonely.

]]> By: Caren http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-43 Wed, 27 May 2009 04:09:39 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-43 I’m quite frightened of chickens – all that flapping and carrying on, and the squawking, and the sharp bits. I don’t think I’m ever going to join the chicken-raising fraternity. (And my partner has a truly horrible story, from his former life as a commune-dweller in the Coromandel, of The Chicken That Wouldn’t Die… so he’s not into it either.)

But I love the idea of your blue eggs… like something from a fairytale. And somehow they sit nicely with the notion of the moon over Martinborough, too. My fingers are crossed for a blue egg!

]]> By: Erin http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-41 Wed, 27 May 2009 02:02:27 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-41 We got Americaunas just because we wanted blue eggs also…they are funny birds so far, a bit high strung compared to our other breeds (buckeyes & wyandottes). & I insisted on having the coop pretty close to our house (we might be breaking a zoning ordinance or something but oh well); glad I did although I don’t always mind walking in early morning rain…

]]> By: Moon Over Martinborough http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-28 Mon, 18 May 2009 15:23:00 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-28 I didn’t know they were called pullets. Thanks. Wikipedia says ‘Females over a year old are known as hens, and younger females are pullets.’ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken

]]> By: Heart Felt http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-23 Thu, 14 May 2009 23:00:30 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-23 We use to have chickens as children growing up in Carterton….it’s something I would love to set up for my own kids to experience…wonderful blog, thanks for giving me the link. xx

]]> By: colouritgreen http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-22 Thu, 14 May 2009 10:09:25 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-22 soon you will be overwhelmed with blue eggs! – then you will be wondering if you should have another colour in teh egg basket.. :) another breed you could consider is cream legbars.. they have some araucuna genes…

]]> By: Dawn http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-21 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:20:54 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-21 I can smell the rain, feel the cold…and if I try hard, even smell the chooks..can’t wait to see pics of the first BLUE EGG!!

]]> By: Diane http://moonovermartinborough.com/2009/05/13/the-quest-for-blue-eggs/#comment-19 Tue, 12 May 2009 14:51:15 +0000 http://martinborough.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-19 I have been looking forward to each installment of your Martinborough lifestyle. Please keep us updated on the blue eggs!

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