Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Morning time with the outside flock:
Victor, handsome boy!
2 eggs today
Kenneth is curious about the phone.
Peabody looking pretty…
Yes! There are so many things she could be saying….🥰. (In general, it seems chickens are begging for treats, being nosy, or being judgmental, or all of the above…makes for amusing captions 😄.)
Sunday Feb 8, 2026
Cleared and pruned a bed. This is my “before” picture. Hopefully, will be lush in a few months. Suki the cockatoo is sitting and watching from the window.
Daisy and a Pea
The bachelor brothers, Trigger and Joanie. Camilla the pea is in the background.
It surely is! I believe I also have a new favorite word: “Philoprogenitiveness”.
“Philoprogenitiveness, says we, is strong in semi-rural communities therefore, and for other reasons, a kidnapping project ought to do better there than in the radius of newspapers that send reporters out in...
Hilarious! Just read it…the accent in my head was from “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”, bona fide. 🤣
It’s from 1902!
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-ransom-of-red-chief/
“Just at daybreak, I was awakened by a series of awful screams from Bill. They weren't yells...
A big hug and thanks to all the cooks! My husband loves to cook, so things worked out. I tried to make an apple pie once from scratch and he kept hovering, and giving suggestions, and finally just pushed me out of the way. I was doing really well too! 🤣
I originally saw this picture associated with an article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/keeping-a-house-chicken%E2%80%A6-how-when-and-why.80153/