Chickens at Sunset

Life is full of worries right now.

So after I waged battle against the squash bugs in the veggie jungle garden,

I laid down in the grass and watched the chickens.

Chickens are funny 

and that makes them a stress reliever.

Watching a small poodle chicken run carrying a tomato bigger than her upper body

to keep it away from the crazy "crack chicken"

is a good way to end a crappy day.

Because for a little while,

you don't have to think about money, funerals or where you might end up living.

 You just have to sit and watch chickens exploring in the sunset.

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I used to let the hens wander in the veggie garden thinking

they'd help with the bug population.

However, I learned pretty quick

that all they seem to do is eat my cabbage and kale

and scratch up newly planted seeds.

So this past Tuesday evening,

I put up a fence.

They weren't happy. 

But perhaps this year I'll be able to try out 

my homemade sauerkraut recipe.

And in other news, 

I now have 2 chickens who think sitting on me is fun to do.

Henny Penny (on the left) and Royal Farms (named by the 8 year old)

both came over to visit.  

RF learned that getting a scratch under the chin is pretty nice.

They enjoyed sitting on my arm.

Since they're the closest thing I'll ever have to a hawk,

I'm thinking I should get a couple of those falconry hoods for them to wear.

(a quick chicken update: Penny was pecked pretty severely yesterday evening and is once again in the house in the old brooder.  It's a little touch and go but she made it through the night and was up eating and drinking)