Tiny brown eggs and something sort of french...

The rhode island red hens have begun to lay eggs this week and they are tiny compared to the Easter Egger's eggs!  At least I can tell the reds eggs (brown ones) from the Easter Egger's (greenish).

The hens are about five months old so that's right on time.  The first couple of their eggs we found had been laid out in their enclosure yard but since Thursday which ever one(s) are laying them have discovered the nest boxes because they have all been in there since.  The two flocks are combining well and no one looks like they are being picked on.  

I was looking at knitting patterns on knitty.com (a free source of unique patterns - go look right now.  I will wait.) and found one called Clapotis (french name) by Kate Gilbert.  It is a scarf pattern and I cast on using Malabrigo Silky Merino in Stone Chat (softest, most scooshy stuff ever and knits up so pretty).  I hope to have the scarf finished by the time the weather finally cools here so I can use it :)