Hello everyone. I would just like to remind everyone that we do have a Facebook Page. Drop by sometime and leave you suggestions, stories, or just to say hi!
~DT
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Great News!
Eggzilla, America's biggest chicken egg, will be at the "NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY BENEFIT CONCERT", for the Douglas City Soup Kitchen on April 30th, 2:00pm till 9:00pm. Come see America's BIGGEST egg, 3 bands and 2 clowns. Good music and good food! Most of all a great cause, as all proceeds will go towards the soup kitchen!
~JE
~JE
Doll Face the Hen...
A short little story written about our dinosaur egg-laying suspect dollface, written by my mom, Krishann England.
Our home has recently gone awry with all this Egg citement. I always knew we took good care of our chickens and provided them with the ideal chicken life but I never thought anything like this would happen.The day after the discovery I went to clean out the coop and keep an eye on "the nestbox" Toward the end of the afternoon it happened...the hen I have called Dollface climbed the ladder and peered into her nest seen nothing and hopped down. Now mind you we have 400 chickens and we do not name them all, only those who stand out. Dollface as a chick had perfect circles on her cheeks that reminded me of a porcelin doll. Yesterday Dollface finally climbed into the nest box above and laid a normal size egg. She seems fine after a 3 day break from laying. I am very proud of our egg. I read a Trinity History book about a man in the 1800s had a record egg somewhere near Trinity Center. I will see if I can find it ...Maybe Trinity Co makes for The biggest eggs...
~KE
Update: Here is a picture of Dollface for those who were asking... (she's on the left)
Our home has recently gone awry with all this Egg citement. I always knew we took good care of our chickens and provided them with the ideal chicken life but I never thought anything like this would happen.The day after the discovery I went to clean out the coop and keep an eye on "the nestbox" Toward the end of the afternoon it happened...the hen I have called Dollface climbed the ladder and peered into her nest seen nothing and hopped down. Now mind you we have 400 chickens and we do not name them all, only those who stand out. Dollface as a chick had perfect circles on her cheeks that reminded me of a porcelin doll. Yesterday Dollface finally climbed into the nest box above and laid a normal size egg. She seems fine after a 3 day break from laying. I am very proud of our egg. I read a Trinity History book about a man in the 1800s had a record egg somewhere near Trinity Center. I will see if I can find it ...Maybe Trinity Co makes for The biggest eggs...
~KE
Update: Here is a picture of Dollface for those who were asking... (she's on the left)
Updates!
Hey everyone, sorry for the lack of news from the blog. I took a trip to Arcata to see a friend, and sorta forgot about the computer. But I know most of you chicken heads want the very latest news, so here's what has happened so far.
First off, the chicken. Using my last post as reference, the next day turned even more exciting. After watching the chickens for a while, we rounded up the suspects of which chicken could have lain the behemoth egg. The one which was "walking funny", has been under our watch for both concern, and interest. Perhaps this little Americauna chicken can produce an even bigger egg... Or are we just dreaming? Probably the latter, but I digress. Many people have asked which chicken it was, and I think we may be about to find out! Stay tuned...
In other news, the response we have gotten from the news and interested parties is incredible. KRCR News Channel 7 called the same morning, and after talking to local weather girl Chita Johnson, they aired our egg on the news and even sent Chita to a sports store to do size and weight comparison, using a hockey puck and baseball. Also, believe it or not, "Ripley's Believe it or Not", also contacted Jeff and offered an intriguing deal. A tidy sum of money, and one late night talk show host wanted to EAT the egg on his show! Can you believe it? America's biggest egg shouldn't be squandered on something so simple as an omelet! Besides, were in it for the love of work, not the money.
Speaking of loving your work, earlier this morning, Jeff did an interview with The Chicken Whisperer. I'm not sure how that went, seeing how I was almost rear-ended by a truck while in traffic during the interview, but i'll assume well and shall be back to fill in any details of the show I missed.
Well, that's it for my updates. Keep plugged in and checking frequently for the newest... news!
~DT
First off, the chicken. Using my last post as reference, the next day turned even more exciting. After watching the chickens for a while, we rounded up the suspects of which chicken could have lain the behemoth egg. The one which was "walking funny", has been under our watch for both concern, and interest. Perhaps this little Americauna chicken can produce an even bigger egg... Or are we just dreaming? Probably the latter, but I digress. Many people have asked which chicken it was, and I think we may be about to find out! Stay tuned...
In other news, the response we have gotten from the news and interested parties is incredible. KRCR News Channel 7 called the same morning, and after talking to local weather girl Chita Johnson, they aired our egg on the news and even sent Chita to a sports store to do size and weight comparison, using a hockey puck and baseball. Also, believe it or not, "Ripley's Believe it or Not", also contacted Jeff and offered an intriguing deal. A tidy sum of money, and one late night talk show host wanted to EAT the egg on his show! Can you believe it? America's biggest egg shouldn't be squandered on something so simple as an omelet! Besides, were in it for the love of work, not the money.
Speaking of loving your work, earlier this morning, Jeff did an interview with The Chicken Whisperer. I'm not sure how that went, seeing how I was almost rear-ended by a truck while in traffic during the interview, but i'll assume well and shall be back to fill in any details of the show I missed.
Well, that's it for my updates. Keep plugged in and checking frequently for the newest... news!
~DT
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Yesterday: The Day of Discovery
Yesterday marked a major milestone in Deerlick Springs Eggs. Jeff England, founder of the business, was collecting eggs as usual when he found the "golden ticket". What he pulled from the nest box shattered the record books, and set the bar for the term "Jumbo Sized". The egg, lain by an Americana chicken, weighed an astounding 6.6 ounces or 188 grams, setting a new American record and shattering the previous record of 5.5 ounces. Now keep in mind, the biggest chicken egg ever lain was 198 grams... We're sure this is not only the biggest chicken egg in America, but the second biggest IN. THE. WORLD.
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