What comes after gargantuan?

My chickens continue to confound and astound. 

Let's review the astounding part first.

You may remember their previous record-holding eggs.

Here's the latest.

I've run out of superlatives.

Unless you're a chicken-keeper, a 3-and-7/8-ounce egg may not mean much,

so let me offer up Exhibit A,

which might be more appropriately named Exhibit BFE.

I don't know why this happens. Perhaps it's their daily diet, which consists of 

a few cups of chicken scratch, free-choice access to laying crumbles,

and various assorted kitchen scraps.

Here is a recent sampling of their snacks.

If you were a chicken, which would you prefer?

I was confounded by their choice of the wrinkly raw potato.

They ate the guts right out of it, ignoring the aged carrot and petrified frosty mini-wheats.

They also get an assortment of meat products, which they and/or JohnnyCashCat 

hunt down in the front yard. I try not to look too closely when they're being carnivores

 and am frequently surprised by what turns up in the pictures.

***warning...graphic image ahead***

Carolynn, Sigfrid, don't go there.

I'm quite sure Minnie is responsible for this week's record-breaking egg, 

so perhaps all the extra protein had something to do with it.

I'm still waiting to take delivery on three new chickens (two Ameraucanas and one Welsummer).

I can only hope that they don't succumb to peer pressure when it comes to their eating habits.