The adventures of Barbara (BR)

[MrsChickendad]

The Blue Eggs

Barbara had been maintaining her routine for the past several days, but she was confused about something. Another Ameraucana sister had deposited a blue egg in the nest box. Now there were two Miss Uppity Blue Eggs!

What was the big deal? The Food People were excited and jabbered on and on about it. They said they expected to get more blue eggs soon. What did that mean? Maybe Barbara had to try harder!

On Monday, Barbara climbed into the nest box, smiled her sweet smile, sang the egg song and laid a lovely egg. When she turned around to inspect it, it was brown—smooth and oval—but brown. Maybe she had to do something else.

Tuesday, she went to the nest box, climbed in and faced backwards with her tail sticking out a little. That was how those uppity blue egg chickens sat in the nest box. Maybe that would do the trick. The egg came just like Monday, smooth and oval and . . . brown. How did those girls do it?

Wednesday, Barbara figured maybe she had to "think blue" . Barbara thought about the sky and the lovely blue flower pot that held her favorite petunias until she ate them all. She looked at the beautiful blue floor in the coop (paint was on sale). “Blue, blue, blue," thought Barbara, “Go Blue!". The egg came. Brown. No blue at all. Not even speckles.

Thursday, Barbara was determined to lay a blue egg. She used the same nest box as the Ameraucana sisters, she sat backwards, she thought about blue, she hooked her toes over the back of the nest box and pushed. She pushed HARD! The egg came. It was beautiful. . . and brown. Barbara stomped off in disgust. How hard could it be to lay a blue egg? What could those goofy Ameraucana girls know that she didn’t?

"Fiddle Dee dee", thought Barbara as she ran/flyed out to join her girlfriends, "Well, tomorrow is another day."

 

[silkiechick236]

I love it!!!! Barbara is the best!

Is there a Barbara fan club yet?

 

[artsyrobin]

there really needs to be a fan club! poor barbara, my girls lay tan, brown and Donna the RIR lays darker brown...wonder if they do have a competition like this??

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Tee hee!!

 

[ChickenCharmer]

This is great! I LOVE BARBARA!

Barbara and Leroy 4 ever!!!!!

 

[MrsChickendad]

Halloween Hens

The Food People went out Friday morning for breakfast, and let all the chickens out to play when they returned. The Big Girls headed straight for the pine tree bath, and the Big Boys (mainly the Ameraucana brothers Silver and Bob) followed the Food Lady up on the deck. They kind of hang together since the Banty Boys—Hot Stuff and Leroy—boss them around a lot. Apparently size does not matter.

While the Food Lady was putting things away, she heard a noise at the door. Silver and Bob were standing outside the door crowing.

It was Chicken Trick or Treat! Not really wanting to wait and see what the “trick" was, the Food Lady produced some grapes which Silver and Bob gobbled up immediately.

Some of the Big Girls came up to learn how to Trick or Treat, too.

Just as the grapes ran out, the Food Man went out toward the Food Palace and everyone took off to chase him down. The Food Man was a VERY soft touch for goodies. It sounded like a thundering herd with all the chickens running across the deck after him.

The Food Lady thinks she will wait a while before venturing back outside today. Especially since she has just trained the chickens to Trick or Treat.

(Note Barbara and Leroy right in the middle of it all!)

 

[silkiechick05]

I'd be afraid of going outside too...


Bahahaha!

 

[lngrid]

MrChickendad must be pretty wonderful if the chickens have him wrapped around their little toes like that. Hehehe... I love a soft-hearted man.
*points to fiance*
And I think Barbara's brown egg is simply a work of art.

Blue is the color of the sky, but brown is the color of the ground.
The sky exists to rain water on the ground. Why?
So chicken treats can grow! And where do they grow?
In the ground! And what color is the ground?

Brown!

Yay brown eggs! Yay Barbara.

And frankly, I don't see how you can resist feathered, splay-footed trick-or-treaters at your screen door. I just might be lucky that my city doesn't allow keeping chickens. I'm turning into a crazy chicken lady and I don't even own any!

 

[MrsChickendad]

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Yes, ChickenDad is indeed a treasure. I have hung on to him for lo these many years and turned almost all of his hair gray. . . .or maybe it was his students. . .
I will tell Barbara about the brown eggs. She does have a VERY short attention span, so it may be a moot point today. It was kind of you to work it out for her. Her little chicken brain is already taxed to the max.

As for the trick or treaters, one ISA actually came in the house and helped clean the floor (see picture-her tail is sticking up). The costumes were very convincing-the girls looked exactly like moulting chickens!

Your avatar looks great!

Best Wishes! Kathy

 

[Tala]

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My chickens come in the house sometimes too if we leave the back porch gate open where they can get in. Unfortunately for them, the dog keeps the floor pretty well cleaned up!