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A Short Summer
The two days of summer last week were not enough for either the Chickendads or the chickens. The rain and wind since then have been very annoying and everyone is complaining. Barbara is going to have to put her blue dress back on, as after a couple of days cooped up with the amorous Walter, she is getting shopworn again. She is up to two tailfeathers now, though. Every little bit helps.
The little white cochin rooster, Scampi (as in Chicken Scampi) has decided that Chickendad is his true love. Scampi follows him around like a little puppy, bukabukabuking all the time. He brings Chickendad treats and perches on the feed bin wanting to be picked up. Scampi is sometimes called Stubby due to losing his beautiful tailfeathers in the dog attack of a few weeks ago. There are quills showing now, so he should be looking better with time.
There are lots and lots of babies hatched out now. There is one more group of eggs still sleeping in the incubator. The last batch of 45 woke up last week. Chickendad is getting nervous about having so many mouths to feed, so he built a nice little chicken tractor to sell. Barbara and the other Big Girls supervised the construction, giving their stamp of approval (several times), necessitating a cleanup on the part of the Chickendads.
Barbara had a date with Leroy the other day. They roamed through the yard, but it was hard for little bantam Leroy to keep upright in the wind. There were lots of tasty earthworms that had not learned to swim in the puddles, so it was worthwhile to stay outside and search the yard. Besides, Barbara needed the extra protein to help make some new feathers. Walter did not take kindly to Leroy moving in on his territory, but Walter is big and clumsy and the spritely little Leroy can get away easily, especially since he can then be with Barbara, his Main Chicken Woman.
The two days of summer last week were not enough for either the Chickendads or the chickens. The rain and wind since then have been very annoying and everyone is complaining. Barbara is going to have to put her blue dress back on, as after a couple of days cooped up with the amorous Walter, she is getting shopworn again. She is up to two tailfeathers now, though. Every little bit helps.
The little white cochin rooster, Scampi (as in Chicken Scampi) has decided that Chickendad is his true love. Scampi follows him around like a little puppy, bukabukabuking all the time. He brings Chickendad treats and perches on the feed bin wanting to be picked up. Scampi is sometimes called Stubby due to losing his beautiful tailfeathers in the dog attack of a few weeks ago. There are quills showing now, so he should be looking better with time.
There are lots and lots of babies hatched out now. There is one more group of eggs still sleeping in the incubator. The last batch of 45 woke up last week. Chickendad is getting nervous about having so many mouths to feed, so he built a nice little chicken tractor to sell. Barbara and the other Big Girls supervised the construction, giving their stamp of approval (several times), necessitating a cleanup on the part of the Chickendads.
Barbara had a date with Leroy the other day. They roamed through the yard, but it was hard for little bantam Leroy to keep upright in the wind. There were lots of tasty earthworms that had not learned to swim in the puddles, so it was worthwhile to stay outside and search the yard. Besides, Barbara needed the extra protein to help make some new feathers. Walter did not take kindly to Leroy moving in on his territory, but Walter is big and clumsy and the spritely little Leroy can get away easily, especially since he can then be with Barbara, his Main Chicken Woman.
