Only kidding, really. I'm subbing today (have been a lot lately) but I can access the website from the school. Shhh...
It's a beautiful day down here on LI. I love the fall also. Clean fresh air, the great smell of leaves, Thanksgiving, apples. Doesn't get any better than that!
I left the babies in the coop for the day, with the big girls free-ranging. As I left, I told Bobby to keep an eye on the girls. He said "I always do!". Oh yeah. He's hooked!
I get a kick out of him telling his friends about how the girls are eating all the carpenter ants. Apparently one day when he was working outside, Gladys was hanging out next to him just picking the ants off the downspout as they went up and down. He refers to Gladys and Agatha as our "natural insecticides". Just wait til the eggs start!
A question for you all: How long should I keep the babies separated from the big girls at night. During the day, when they are old enough to free-range, they can escape. But I'm worried about putting them up to roost in the same area. Especially with Gladys being so cranky lately. She's been bossing Aggie. I can imagine what she'd do to the chicks. Any thoughts?
I'm taking a day off from subbing tomorrow. I have to go to the Unemployment Office. And no, the irony is not lost on me...