Gertrude has been broody for about three weeks now and refuses to come out of her sweltering coop. Here is my solution to the triple digit heat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY-J0X5yd9U&feature=youtu.be
I was working on my laptop today with my back to the door. Imagine seeing this when I turned around. Apparently, my cats had managed to open a sliding glass door. My girls decided to silently creep in and sit with the head chook. They absolutely knew what they were doing, since I didn't hear...
Greetings from beautiful Milpitas, CA. We're just a few miles from Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Apple, to name a few. We have four pet chooks in a standard suburban lot. Looking forward to hearing from other BYC members and hooking up with local chicken pet owners.
Here's a photo of my girls:
Rhettie regularly lays double-yolkers, but they're about half the size of this monster. I'm afraid to crack it open since it might contain an alien life-form. ;)
Rhettie, my two year old Black Star, started laying 3 1/2" eggs. Is this normal? She's very healthy and doesn't seem to have any trouble laying the supersized eggs. Ouch! That must hurt, though.
I was experimenting with the close-up feature on my new camera today, when I caught this shot of Mildred the Hen. The close up shows things I never noticed with the naked eye. It's funny how much the chooks resemble their reptile ancestors.
Love all of your quotes, but especially the one about the earwig. I saw a single earwig in my backyard a few days ago and had to tell everyone I found an actual live bug.
"Look at those nice meaty little thighs", as I'm holding my pet (not meat) Blackstar, Rhettie.
"Come here girls, I think it's time for some Diatomaceous earth."
Will you PLEASE leave Jinx alone! As Opal is chasing my favorite cat around the yard.