Chicken Talk

Morning has come to the chicken farm.  Actually it is a coop, but farm sounded so poetic.  Coop is enough for me.   I left the door open last night so the girls were out in the yard when I went out. It was a good feeling.  But the ground was squishy from all the rain. Ugh. It is on high ground so it will drain.  At least the girls were dry this morning.

Chicken Talk

Good rainy evening!  I have started selling my eggs.  So far, I have sold all of one dozen.i have 3 customers plus family. More than I have eggs.  Still, it is cool. Figure I might clear $50 this year.  Woa!  Since I decided yo sell some, gigured I should know how many eggs I get in a week.  So far, yesterday and today, I have 10 eggs.  That works. It is so cool.  I have a canning jar for my "egg money".  Love it.  I now understand the expression,  mad as a wet hen.  My girls are not mad but you should see them!  After a day in the rain, their feathers are sticking out every which way.  Hopefully tomorrow will be just a bit dryer.  Nighty night.

Chicken Talk

Wow. It has been a while. We have had great changes here!  Actually, not but that sounded better than nothing has changed.   The girls are doing well and I even got to leave their door open for a few days before the snow came back.   It is much nicer when they can just walk out all by their selves and I can stay in bed.  I was a good girl and got up this morning and took care of the girls.  I am getting just under 2 doz eggs per week.  My famiky loves it. So do I.  Till next time.....

Chicken Talk

Oh my goodness!  Took out a snack for the girls.  Let me tell you, they LOVE hot dogs!  It was so funny.  Picture this...I had 4 hot dogs and threw them one at a time.  All 7 chickens decended on the first hot dog, then the 2nd and so on. The fun did not stop there.  Have you ever seen a chicken running with a hot dog in her mouth and being chased by 6 other chickens?  Unfortunately I didn't have anything to video the chase. It is a mental picture I will have for a long time.

Chicken Talk

According to the weather channel it is 66°. I can live with that. I am sitting outside with my girls, all 7 of them.  Jenny, newbie, is still having a hard time but it is slowly getting better. I have discovered how fast and smart Jenny is. She is overly friendly and will follow me around. Twice she has made it out the gate before I got out myself. Quick. Fortunately she likes to be petted and held.  Right now Delilah and Snow Belle are giving themselves a dirt bath. Sand is supposed to be good so I will get some for my girls.  I am so glad that I am not one of those overly indulgent people who treat their chickens as pets.

Chicken Talk

Good to be back. Originally I planned on saying that not much had changed. Girls ate, girls lay eggs, sun goes up, and sun goes down. Then Greer gave me another chicken. She is so pretty and friendly.  I named her Jenny.  Greer said she lays beautiful big brown eggs.  Other than that, the girls ate, laid eggs and the sun rose and set. More later.