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So, in light of the avian flu going around, Mom, my brother, and I put up bird netting on our chicken run yesterday. It wasn't hard, but it took a while. Bird netting + lots of wind = not good. But we eventually got it on. Goldilocks was the only hen not scared, and she stood out there and watched us. Now no birds can get in at all, so they should be safe. I'm not paranoid about it, just worried a little bit. There've been more cases in Washington lately, most on the west side of the state, but one in Spokane, closer to where I live.
Anyway, Peeper's still very broody, and now Ivy is thinking it might be fun to try, along with Baroness and Colleen, who still haven't made up their minds as to whether they want to go broody or not. We got ten eggs yesterday, tying the record for this year! Out of our fifteen hens, eleven are laying consistently. Dover and Sprinkles lay when they remember, and Nancy and Gidget will probably never lay again. They're all happy, though! The weather's been really nice, highs in the mid-60s and lows in the thirties. That's very unusual for our part of the state! Normally it's in the 80s now, and sometimes we've even opened our pool by this time. The hills and our field are still green, though they're normally brown. As long as it doesn't get up to 116, like it did last year, I think we're in pretty good shape.
Anyway, Peeper's still very broody, and now Ivy is thinking it might be fun to try, along with Baroness and Colleen, who still haven't made up their minds as to whether they want to go broody or not. We got ten eggs yesterday, tying the record for this year! Out of our fifteen hens, eleven are laying consistently. Dover and Sprinkles lay when they remember, and Nancy and Gidget will probably never lay again. They're all happy, though! The weather's been really nice, highs in the mid-60s and lows in the thirties. That's very unusual for our part of the state! Normally it's in the 80s now, and sometimes we've even opened our pool by this time. The hills and our field are still green, though they're normally brown. As long as it doesn't get up to 116, like it did last year, I think we're in pretty good shape.