The henhouse is a hothouse, and not just because of the 109° Arizona heat. It's the competition. Beatrice and Gaga were locked in a battle of chicken will to see who would be the first to lay their first egg. It was a bit of a waiting game, but Beatrice won the gold, and Gaga the silver. Those hens are acting loud and proud now, strutting around the backyard. With the race over, anyone for scrambled? over-easy? sunny-side up?

08.09.21