Green Eggs, but No Ham

About two weeks ago, we "freed" our chicks, who have grown into young ladies now. With the excitement of being able to free range, the recent warm spell, and the "encouragement" of two eager roosters, the hens have started laying earlier than expected. Only one Aracauna (probably Lance Jr.) is laying--appropriately pale green (jade-ite!) eggs--but the others are soon to follow. As vegetarians, we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss's advice in part--green eggs, but no ham!
Included are pictures of the first green egg, shown with a standard brown egg from one of our older hens and jade-ite in the background; Heather and Lance Jr. (with Henny Jr. in the back); and the chicks foraging around the horses' feeders. The final picture is of Frank (banty rooster) and company. The two fuzzy chickens (called Silkies), whom we named Dude and Maude (Lebowski), were a gift from Heather's dad, the mottled rooster (Ace) was a gift from one of Bobby's hunting buddies, and the two white banty hens were a gift from Heather's Uncle Baker. Unfortunately, Ace nudged Frank out of alpha rooster-hood, and after a long and bloody fight, Frank refused to come out of the coop. Because one of Lance's colleagues had been looking for some Silkies for her son, and knowing that she has a safe coop on her farm, we agreed to give her Dude and Maude if she would also take Ace. She agreed, and the banty coop is back to normal now with Frank crowing incessantly to impress the two remaining hens. His pride wasn't wounded for long!