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Yesterday, it was so warm and gorgeous outside, I had Tom wheel me to the chicken pen. That is not as easy as it sounds, have to get on the lift, be lowered down, do a very bumpy ride, avoiding tree roots and rocks, to get there, but we did it. I sucked in deep lungfuls of fresh mountain air and got some natural Vitamin D, held the very broody Cricket and the super sweet Bee, saw my Brahmas who are molting badly and just felt slightly more human. It's even warmer today, but will be getting back to the usual fall weather by tomorrow. At least some of my chickens know I'm alive.
Ripley is driving Tom nuts. She will fly up to the high, narrow shelf in the back storage area of the barn and lay her eggs there. Why, oh WHY? She is nutty, but very, very sweet. Why not sit her fluffy butt in a soft nest?? He's found several there. And a couple of days ago, when June and Aubrey and Mina were outside, he went to put them back in and found June facing off with Ripley, who had somehow flown out of her pen (it has plastic fencing over the top!). I guess she and June recognized each other as the same with their wheaten-like coloring and beards, LOL. If he hadn't gotten there when he did, might have been a hen fight, but I think Ripley would have lost since Mina is pretty cantankerous and would have jumped in to save the day. June may be almost 14, but she isn't a pushover, either!
Ripley is driving Tom nuts. She will fly up to the high, narrow shelf in the back storage area of the barn and lay her eggs there. Why, oh WHY? She is nutty, but very, very sweet. Why not sit her fluffy butt in a soft nest?? He's found several there. And a couple of days ago, when June and Aubrey and Mina were outside, he went to put them back in and found June facing off with Ripley, who had somehow flown out of her pen (it has plastic fencing over the top!). I guess she and June recognized each other as the same with their wheaten-like coloring and beards, LOL. If he hadn't gotten there when he did, might have been a hen fight, but I think Ripley would have lost since Mina is pretty cantankerous and would have jumped in to save the day. June may be almost 14, but she isn't a pushover, either!