Speaking of chicken, I think my little hen nipped the tops of a few of my pea plants I planted today. Propped a fence around it for now and she’s getting locked up in the coop tomorrow with food(haven’t fed her in two years) and water and fertilized eggs. She’s a bit on the broody side once there’s more than 6-8 eggs.
She’s been known to be broody. Will take a few days for the neighbor to collect a dozen unwashed non-refrigerated eggs but she’s laying again and if I don’t collect her eggs, she’s apt to start setting by the time I get the fertilized eggs. Then I can do the Indiana Jones egg swap.
Gotta move the coop up close to the house and it’s a fiberglass truck topper on top of a frame made of 2x4s and chicken wire. Have to put the topper on the bed of the truck, move frame and put topper back on frame. Bit of a process and frame will probably need some fixing.
Time to burn leaves. Gazillion other things to do of course. 60s to 70s here for the 7 day forecast.
*Broody Hen Alert*
We’re looking at mid-60’s tomorrow, so I’ll be ‘playing outside’ all day. Yay!
Ellendra knows all about broody hens...
I, on the other hand, am making myself stay OUT of Farm & Fleet and Tractor Supply. I fall in LOVE with those little balls of fluff this time of year. Bigly.
Chickens will be mine, once again, in the future. That, and a mini milk cow.
THEN, my life will be complete. ;)