Similar temps here this morning. Sherlock "helped" me coil up and put away most of the hoses. Still have 2 to do and 1 to dispose of, but good progress. Then we let the chickens out. He did pretty well leaving the birds alone down below. Coming back up to the deck...... he wanted to chase.
Need to get some new picks. Thing's back is a naked mass of pins at the moment. They haven't started spreading yet. Nellie is looking as rumpled as last year (tailless, space feathers covering masses of pins). Nox has a whole mass of fresh white speckles (looking stunning). Mera is looking mostly brown at the moment. Pear has tail feathers coming in, but still has down poking out all over. Poor Belladonna has dropped even more feathers around her tail and down her sides. She's got the fluff part on her bum, wing feathers, neck and breast feathers, and almost nothing else. I'm glad she's doing this now so she has all the fresh new ones for winter. Whiskey and Hector are both tailless. Meanwhile Cheetah is working on his "mane". And Storm, in the midst of raising babies is sprouting some pretty blue feathers. The old she still has are looking very brown in comparison.
I've been hearing a 2 tone low-high crow which has to be either Tuff or Zulu. Need to figure out which. It's a very unique crow.
She's a wiley one, that Hattie!
I must be tool-phobic.
