Chicken Talk

Just found this.  It was written June 3.  Better late than never.

Not much happening...until today.  The girls got out today - twice.  I never worry about Ginny. She comes running and wants picked up.   But the others....they just want back into their safety.   Easier said than done.  I have a 4' long skinny tree branch.  The end of it is curved, that helps. So, got all the girls back into their yard, patched up the escape route,  and checked for eggs.  Got one, that makes 5 for today. 

Now if you have chickens...this is important.  To get the girls back in the yard (first time), I lured them with strawberries. Worked!  Charlotte was inside the coop working on an egg. I didn't want her to feel left out so I put a nice big strawberry right next to her.  Apparently she loved it.  How do I know? When I checked for eggs there was bright red liquid all over.  First thought?  Blood!  But all the girls appeared fine.  As I started to calm down and started thinking, I remembered.........strawberries.

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There is an old chorus we use to sing in church, Count Your Blessings.  The song goes like this:

Count your blessings name them 1 by 1.
Count your blessings, see what God has done.
(Repeat and sing slower for the second verse.)

When I start off counting my blessings, they are "big" ones, like salvation, a good husband, wonderful children, and things like that. I do not make light of those gifts, but there are so many more that we might not realize. There is the blessing of hearing the birds sing in the morning, of snuggling under your covers cold night. There are many blessings that might be called "small" blessings.  Thank you God for all the wonderful small blessings you have given me. Help me to give someone else a small blessing, Lord.

Chicken Talk

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Chicken Talk

I have a neighbor.  In the past, he has taken us to court and called the police for various reasons. I was working in the chicken yard tonight, and happened to look towards his property. Right in front of his garage was his outside chair. He was not sitting in it but it was looking right into the chicken yard. Once before I have seen him watching the chickens. He has never complained about the chickens. I think he might be getting some peaceful relaxation sitting in his chair and watching my girls. At least I hope he is. They do such a wonderful job of helping you relax. 

Chicken Talk

Just had a huge thunderstorm pass over us. Went from thunder and dark clouds to instant downpour to pea sized hail in 90 seconds!  The thunder was a continuous roll for about 12 or 15 minutes. As quick as it came....it left.  The fields, roads and yard are all standing water.  Looked out the back door and didn't see any chickens so I assumed they made it into the house.  As soon as the rain quit, I walked around to make sure everything was fine.   Checked on the girls. Did not make it into their house but had plenty of places to hide. They were barely damp.  I think one of the girls might have been scared by the storm.  There was one lone egg in the middle of the chicken yard that was not there earlier.  Ahhh, the joys of a spring storm.  Here is a picture of our back yard in the storm.  Notice the hail?

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I don't want to sound like I am tooting my own horn, so please forgive me.  This is just random thoughts.  Tonight I am thinking about my children.  Most of my thoughts lean towards family.  When our children were small, Ron and I kept our children close to us as a family.  We tried to teach them good values. I see all this stuff on facebook about children and it is true.  Raise your children with respect. Teach them to give their seat when an adult enters the room.  Little things make a difference.  Ron and I were the parents, not the friends. As our children became older, friendship developed, but we were always parents.  Still am.  If there was a disagreement and argument,  I am still a parent.  I think my children respect that.  Anyway, this is a lot of random thoughts.   I raised my children with 2 expressions.  1. I love you. I will always love you no matter what you do.  I may not love your actions, but I will always love you.     2.  Family is family. They will always be there.  Have a great evening and God's blessings upon you.  Much love.

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My nephew, Michael, is visiting from Texas. He has a good friend who is getting married and we get the benefit of having Michael.  So, I am sitting in the house and our family is all around.  Some are outside playing,  some are outside searching for groundhogs to to shoot, we have xbox games, sleeping,  and hot dogs grilling.  Emily Grace made a tire swing.  It seems like an old painting in motion.  Family.  What a wonderful word.