The Chickens Fly Away
Barbara will not have to worry about the Silly Silver Ameraucanas any longer. On Monday, Mrs. Chickendad came out and got them and took them into the house and Barbara has not seen them since. The Wheaten Ameraucanas are all alone in their big pen now and all the girls are laying eggs like crazy. Barbara has noticed that those girls lay blue eggs just like the silvers did, but they arent so cranky, either. Mrs. Chickendad sent the Silly Silver Ameraucanas down south where it is warmer and they can finally go outside. They seem very happy in their new home, but they better be careful and not call any of the other girls Big Butt. Dont step on anyones toes when you are new.
One of the little Mille Fleur Cochin boys flew to his new home in snowy Massachusetts. Mrs. Chickendad brought him in the house and gave him a bath and a pedicure so he would be suitable to meet his lady. He really enjoyed the bath and blow dry, laying on Mrs. Chickendads lap and stretching out like he was sunbathing. He spent the rest of the afternoon in the house, toddling around the kitchen floor and talking to Mrs. Chickendad. She gave him a plate of noodles and (shhhhhh.....) chicken to fill him up for the big trip, which he shared with Roger, the cat. He has a wife waiting for him, and he is quite excited about her. He is crowing and trying to impress her with his soprano voice. He adds another note, too, so he says, "cock-a-doodly-doo. There is no word if she has been wowed yet.
Barbara has been sleeping most of the time. It is just too snowy to go out. Chickendad left the coop door open for a little while last week while Mrs. Chickendad was helping him clean the Big Girls Coop. The Big Girls made a traffic jam pileup at the door trying to get out, but when they got a good look at all the snow, they beat it to the opposite corner of the coop, complaining the whole time. The Chickendads cleaned the coop in halves, putting clean, piney shavings down for the girls to play in. They sprinkled some sunflower seeds in it to get the girls to rake it up and get them to go the the clean side so the dirty side could be cleaned. The girls were glad for the distraction, but were disappointed that it was not spring outside. The Chickendads are also disappointed that it is not spring, but there are egg babies in the incubator and the days are getting longer. February is a short month, too, so March will be here soon. There will be baby chickies all over the place very soon and they are so fun to raise. Life is good and baby chickies are new life.
