I can’t resist this dapper little chicken. Look, even the buttons on the waistcoat are hearts! Squeee!

How appropriate that Valentine’s Day is in February, the very month when our hens snap out of their winter stupor and begin laying again. This egg-cellent Valentine egg-spresses eggs-actly how we feel!

I do like Humpty Dumpty. Despite the tragic ending, there’s something so optimistic and sweet about that egg sitting on a wall. And to think that he’s important enough that the King’s men (all of them!) try to fix him!

Here’s a vintage Humpty Dumpty Valentine to make you smile.

that folds out to reveal a little boy (and some fun wordplay.)

I love this Valentine for the details. Look at the ribbon threaded through the basket and the hearts! The hen’s wattles look like a big red bow, and the feathers have perfect Rhode Island Red coloring. In too many Valentines the anatomy is so off that it’s obvious that the artists had never seen a real chicken. I’ve seen chickens with duck feet, and hens with rooster plumage. This one, though, gets it right. You know that those eyelashes are there for a whimsical touch and not because the artist didn’t know any better.

Remove the paper doll girl to read the message. So sweet.

This is a “mechanical” valentine, called so because it has a moving part. A tab is used to move the goat’s head back and forth. But (or should I say butt) what I really like about this card is the expression of the goat’s face. Doesn’t that sweet smile look just like Pip’s?