MJ's little flock

[RoyalChick]

Here are the cookies, they just need to be decorated "maybe"View attachment 2776862

I can see if it were me I would plan to decorate each one to be like one of my tribe of Princesses and while I was figuring out how to do that I would discover that somehow I had eaten half of them!

 

[MaryJanet]

A little more please. How did this chase develop?

Sam visited with his father and little sister Lily who's only just walking to give my bucket back and went to look at the chickens in the back yard (when they were having showers the other day, I'd talked to Sam about being quiet and looking at them from a distance) while we were discussing bricks. I'm considering using a particular brick supplier for the reconstruction of the house's front veranda and it turned out they'd used the same one a couple of years ago for their extension, so there was much to discuss. I knew Sam would not be able to touch the hens, even I'm very rarely allowed to do that, so I knew they'd be physically safe, possibly even scare him if he got too close. After a couple of minutes, I heard running and laughter but it didn't cross my mind he'd chase the hens, I assumed the kids were simply playing. 5 minutes later Janet ran to the front of the house to fetch me and we came around to the back yard to find no hens. The kids were starting to cry because they couldn't find the hens. Emotions were already too heightened for any learning to occur and it was only after they'd gone home I put two and two together and realised how frightened the hens were and that he'd been chasing them. Anyway, I've got Sam's lesson all planned out for next time (quiet and gentle, have you ever been chased by someone big and noisy? Etc etc) and I'm hoping a cooperative Janet will allow me to pick her up and hold her while he learns to pet her respectfully. And I've learned how well the hens can hide when they need to!

 

[MaryJanet]

I do need to know more about this grass that can cut to the bone. You must not be able to walk in the grass without steel toe boots.

To be fair it's one of many Australian grasses and few people use it in their gardens, although I'm thinking about planting a clump for the hens so they can hide from kids not really, I'd be cutting myself on it too often.

 

[MaryJanet]

I can see if it were me I would plan to decorate each one to be like one of my tribe of Princesses and while I was figuring out how to do that I would discover that somehow I had eaten half of them!

That's how I decorate things too.

 

[MaryJanet]

Here are the cookies, they just need to be decorated "maybe"View attachment 2776862

They turned out really good!

 

[MaryJanet]

How's your day been?

My day was full of discussion and decision, as it always is. I'm hoping for a day without meetings soon. I need to peacefully go through someone else's writing for a few hours.

How's your day going? I'm assuming you've had a cookie quota?

 

[WhoDatChick]

Here are the cookies, they just need to be decorated "maybe"View attachment 2776862

These are adorable!!

 

[MaryJanet]

Have a look at this smart youngster who trained his chicken to play piano, so cute and clever!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/spitzhaubens.164012/post-24748355

 

[WhoDatChick]

Have a look at this smart youngster who trained his chicken to play piano, so cute and clever!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/spitzhaubens.164012/post-24748355

Thanks for sharing that! That was too cute!!

 

[Grammy60]

They turned out really good!

Thank you

These are adorable!!

Thank you also