So I’m on this business trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Center of commerce. Really. No, really. Anyway, it’s a trip that I should have skipped seeing as how I was scheduled to be here for less than 24 hours and it’s been nothing but a hassle.
Last night we had to abort our landing about 10 feet […]

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While the girls have always been paired off Penny and Lucy and Agnes and Pru, these are the 3 musketeers right now. With Agnes broody for 5 weeks and now taking care of the chicks, Pru has been at a bit of a loss. But luckily, Penny and Lucy seem to be more willing to […]

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Okay, so he’s not a real rooster. What did you expect? We live in the city and our neighbors already sometimes comment on how noisy the hens can be in the morning. But, I thought he would look nice on the front steps with my tomatoes and cucumbers. Oh, you didn’t know we had those? […]

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This was cute when he was “little”, like in this picture from right before Christmas. Now that he’s pushing 100 lbs, it’s still his favorite place to be in the evenings. Of course, while he’s comfortable, he pretty much takes the entire chair and squishes you to get where he wants to be… Oh the […]

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This is it, the photo that will be published in a July issue of a to-be-named magazine. The ladies will be famous! Personally, I found trying to get a shot that they deemed acceptable to be exhausting. With the ongoing heat, the girls did not want to spend time grazing near the coop. They wanted […]

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The first day outside for Agnes and the chicks. Taken July 3.
 I’ve got a lot to share, but it’s been a long weekend and I’m going to take a pass until tomorrow. Suffice it to say that Agnes and the chicks are back in the coop with the big girls, WWIII has failed to launch […]

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The chicken mafia on the search for worms and bugs.
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Egg Count since July 1:
Pru: 2
Penny: 4
Lucy: 4
Agnes: 3 hatched late June

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