Chicken 'Dump" From My Phone

Thought I would add these pics from my phone to the blog so we can see how far we have come and how far we need to go.

Huge treat block that I thought was such a great idea.  Maybe if I had chunked into chunks it would have been better.  Lesson learned.  The girls liked it but it was too much at once.  And note to self...store it in a container each night.

Esthelle looks so thin.

Dusting anywhere they want even though Mark and I build the nicest dusting pit for them.

The chicken chairs are the best!

RayJeana making a statement.

Dixie and Ethel love to pick at mu shoes.

Ethel is the queen of the broody hens.

Wonder why EffieGrace has her feathers all ruffled up?

Judy does have her mean look on.

Dory likes Mark.

Sunny trying to tell me something.  Probably..."get that camera out of my face."

Love her lacy feathers.

Little Ms Sunshine

asleep in my lap

Susie thinking she could be, wants to be, please let me be, broody.

She's at it again.

Susie and EffieGrace guarding Ethel while she takes a nap.

Ethel is really mad now...just look at those neck feathers.

Go ahead and guess...broody again.  I think she may have a problem.

She growls at me now when I move her from the nest.

When I have a broody hen I let the girls out to rage in the yard and I have to close the door to the run because they tend to sneak back in and get on the nest.  Susie was trying every way in the world to get it.  It was her egg laying time.  I finally let her in and when she finished her egg song I let her out.

All because of this one.

Fun With Chicken Shots

Cassie and I both had a camera.  These are the best shots from both cameras.

I have lemon balm growing just around the sides of the bucket.  The girls keep dusting in it.

Sneaky Sunny

Hey, is she watching?  I really need some of this fern!

Oh no!  Here she comes!  I better make my fat little body as little as I can.  Oh that's going to be really hard to do!

Shoo-wee!  She didn't see me.

Oh there's a really good one right over there on the very top!  I think I can get it is she will just look the other way again.

Got it!  Delicious!

She's Up To Her Old Tricks Again

Looks like Ethel might be spending some quality time by herself tomorrow night in the sick house.  She's gone broody again.

 

She huffs and puffs.

And gives you that look.

I think she scared the other girls too.  Only two eggs from the Big Girls today.  Tomorrow might not be her lucky day.

 

Should I Be Worried?

Everyone is sleeping. And I always sneak out to check on the chickens.  I get to chat with them a little bit and I always check for eggs.  This is what I found today...

The girls are acting normal.  No one is out of sorts.  Should I be concerned?  Or did they just eat the egg and the shell.  No shell remains were found.  Could someone egg bound?  Help!

She's Just So Pretty

EffieGrace is turning out to be the beauty I had hoed she would be.

This is her serious look.

I Am Over The Moon And Back

I have a friend that lives I Perth, Australia that is so gifted and way talented that is working on a watercolor of NottaLotta Farm!

 

This is my first glimpse.

 

She says that this is just a small sketch to set out where she wants to put everybody (The Girls).  The final painting will be much bigger that a piece of sketch pad paper.

 

I can hardly wait...this is like Christmas in July!

This Little Chick Loves The Chickens