And another one bites the dust...

Today, in view of yesterday's festivities... we stayed with the chickens almost all day---I made lunch, and they were fine. (~20 minutes) I stepped inside to grab some tools, (less than 2 minutes) and came out to Kodiak running off with Lacey. Screams, flails, growling (all from me) I ended up in the middle of a bunch of downed branches wondering how I was going to get out. Something used this as an opportunity for something else to run off with our Cochin.

So, what did we do with ourselves the whole time we were outside... here, you have before you , the less glamorous side of farm life. It was oh, so satisfying, though! AND, Ben came over, about half way through, and asked if he could help, and he did!!! Now, before you chuck your ideas of raising animals, know this: 'they' said to not keep adding hay---'they' said that a few bales would last the chickens the whole winter. I, however 'knew' better :) So, I put in bale after bale--I thought it was starting to smell, so I'd go get another bale. It was nothing compared to the work to get it all out... it's funny, Ben's most recent Click (magazine) had stories about how scientists look at things and learn from them--as I went through the various layers, I remember the past year with startling clarity; when we put some sand it, pine shavings, the different stages of how to get them their grit and oyster shell, all unearthed today. :)


Oh, and guess what? I was so wrong--apparently the Arcana's are laying brown eggs--for we had 9 hens this morning, and 9 eggs were laid and collected today--I don't know about you, but I only see 1 green egg!!!

Overall a good day. Oh, and for those of you that are new to us, Eric and I used this song to walk to at our wedding :) it was very awesome, since it has that long intro--we were halfway down the aisle before dun-na-nun-dun-dun, another one bites the dust. :) Almost everyone was laughing, as soon as the intro started. It was great. Thanks, Matt!!!