Up Close and Personal

I sat down with the flock in the grass the other day. I got this wonderful video of Sansa and Sydney snacking. I havent tried this since Maleficent, I think. Don't hold me to that. 😁
I love the chickens-eye-view! I have noticed this before about your flock, and once again I am struck by how delicate yours are in their habits compared to my monsters. Sydney delicately grabs a morsel here, a morsel there. Mine systematically and in a very short time completely dig up the grass and then dust bathe in the bare dirt they leave behind. I have timed them - in the space of about 3 hours they completely clear about 100 square feet. Is it any wonder that I am back in negotiations with the union representatives about working in the vegetable patch to prepare it for next season?
 
Do you know where these two rapscallions are escaping? I feel better knowing Ned is with her. I am sure that he would protect her. It is interesting that Lucky has stayed home.

Vicki with the Hicki sounds like the kind of lady that would lead a young man astray. Just saying. 🤣

LOL! I needed a way to tell the 3 whites apart, so that's what I came up with.

I know exactly where they are getting out from, the bird netting pulled away from the house so they are flying up and out. No one else does it, just these two. Then Vicki puts herself back at dusk and poor Ned is left out in the cold!

Rich is going to help me fix it this weekend. I can't do it on my own and he's been working non-stop.
 
Mr. Groundhog is still safely tucked away under the shed. He has done no damage to the garden so we are coexisting for now.
Until there's a Mrs Groundhog and baby groundhogs...then there will be trouble! I've seen the damage they can do, I saw them undermine the footings on a deck and boulder retaining wall...very expensive to fix! You might want to move him along!!!
 
Until there's a Mrs Groundhog and baby groundhogs...then there will be trouble! I've seen the damage they can do, I saw them undermine the footings on a deck and boulder retaining wall...very expensive to fix! You might want to move him along!!!

I've never had damage from a groundhog, but I know how much damage moles can do 😡
 
I love the chickens-eye-view! I have noticed this before about your flock, and once again I am struck by how delicate yours are in their habits compared to my monsters. Sydney delicately grabs a morsel here, a morsel there. Mine systematically and in a very short time completely dig up the grass and then dust bathe in the bare dirt they leave behind. I have timed them - in the space of about 3 hours they completely clear about 100 square feet. Is it any wonder that I am back in negotiations with the union representatives about working in the vegetable patch to prepare it for next season?

That was awesome, I've never seen it from their view. It's amazing what a difference it makes.
 

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