tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834153725788270981.post8931748941451197396..comments2024-03-19T13:57:15.080-08:00Comments on Beth Carpenter Books: Easter TraditionsBeth Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834153725788270981.post-5513151597583619052015-04-05T20:41:23.198-08:002015-04-05T20:41:23.198-08:00When I was a kid, we rescued a pair of hens from a...When I was a kid, we rescued a pair of hens from a deserted house. The red hen laid brown eggs and the black bantam hen laid half-size white eggs. I've heard of chickens with blue eggs, but never peach, aqua, or brick. They sound too pretty to eat. I wonder what color the chickens are. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834153725788270981.post-8475806055633248882015-04-05T19:45:08.061-08:002015-04-05T19:45:08.061-08:00I never thought of purple onion skins! I'll h...I never thought of purple onion skins! I'll have to try them. Have you seen the catalogs for fowl husbandry (I haven't, but my brother, who studied the subject has) that offer different chicken breeds based on the color of their eggshells? I've seen peach, blue, aqua, brick... I think I like the onion skin-dyed ones, myself...Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.com