Thanks Margaret - they look interesting and it sounds that they will fall off the tree when ripe and since the primary purpose is chicken snacks, I won't care about bruising. I'm sure the birds won't mind sharing some with us humans either. Since I was unable to find a mulberry, I was looking for something unusual and colorful.
Greg, pastel eggs sound very festive! I think most of my chickens will be laying some shade of brown eggs, not sure. I was trying to avoid the white egg layers, but since the granddaughter was doing the picking out, who knows.