Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Well here at our house, it was the chickens.

(One of our roosters)
Back in March I recieved 32 baby chicks, and they finally have started to earn their keep.

(Our bird dogs favorite food)
When they didn't start laying this fall ... we assumed we weren't going to get any eggs until spring, but the chickens decided they were ready. They are really small, but should get bigger as they get more comfortable laying.

I didn't buy "egg layers", so they aren't willingly giving up their eggs. Turns out they hid most of these, and we've just now realized we have to dig for the rest.