Crazy chickens! 
One of my EE girls lays her eggs at the top of a 20' redwood stump, that has enough decay to make a nice pathway to the top. And a nice little bed of ivy awaits. So ya, I climb a ladder to collect eggs.
Yep, I'll be working to remedy that pretty fast... before my fear of hurting myself becomes a reality! 

One of my EE girls lays her eggs at the top of a 20' redwood stump, that has enough decay to make a nice pathway to the top. And a nice little bed of ivy awaits. So ya, I climb a ladder to collect eggs.

