Here a a couple pictures of my first batch of 6 Rhode Island Reds I got last spring (2012). They lay consistent large brown eggs everyday and really enjoy their Outdoor fenced in shade area during the hot hours of the day.

This is "Big Girl" Guarding the water.


This one is name" Floppy" she also has 1 blue feather in her left wing.


I named this "Stalk" she stalks everything from ants to moths!


Stalking a moth!


The girls all want to go out in the yard!!


She seen a cricket.


This is "Big Red" in her favorite spot.


All The girls taking a dust bath all at once!



The girls eating ther morning oatmeal!


This is their Coop and opened opened up during the day! It totals 4 feet wide by 12 feet long.