[godfry n. glad]

I lost two hens to raccoon invaders on a stormy night last fall. Since then, I've struggled through the winter and early this year with two hens, Ingrid, my green-egg laying EE, and Dora, my mixed breed dark-egg layer. Today, I obtained two new pullets.

The pullets, each 8-10 weeks old, are Ameracaunas...EasterEggers, like Ingrid. Instead of blonde, like Ingrid, they have a dark 'frosted' over dun, or buff, look. They won't have wattles. Instead, they'll have feathered beards and face tufts. I'm hoping they'll both be green egg layers at maturity. It's a crapshoot; it could be green, or ordinary light brown.