The Front Porch Swing

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NotAFarm said:
One cloudy day we were at our townhouse pool (many moons ago) and it started to rain. They told us all we needed to leave. We only lived a couple of blocks from the pool so started to walk home. It was a brief, but heavy, shower that left puddles along the road home. My daughter ran ahead of me and Adam, our son that has Down Syndrome. As we walked, it dawned on me that he would never "take it upon himself" to splash in rain puddles, as I, and countless other children had done when faced with opportunity. I started to walk into the puddles and stomp my feet and he got an astonished look on his face and joined me. We took a long time getting home because we hit every single puddle between the pool and home. My daughter (three years older than Adam) came back to see what was keeping us. She joined the fun and I must say it is a favorite "rain memory" of mine.
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That is an awesome story. My son will be 6 in August but is on a 2-3 yr old level- not down syndrome but, some other genetic issues. He was my last child and sometimes It hits me that I have to show him - like you with the puddles, how to do some of the stuff that comes naturally to others.

pyanski- I hope they figure out what is up with hubby and, let me know if you can strike a deal with the fox- it seems predators always take the girls and leave the boys alone.
 
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I lost a hen to a fox last week, too. She was one of my original BR that were given to us by the neighbors before they moved. They had been going across the road to forage (and lay their eggs, I think
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'cause I can't find them) I tried to tell them to stay in the pasture with the donkeys where it is safe, but they wouldn't listen to me. I walked out after the rain last week to find a pile of feathers in the middle of the road and a trail of them leading into the woods. DH and DD went looking and DD spotted a fox with her. MisterMister, the roo, has been keeping the remaining hens on our side of the road since then. But I still can't find where they are laying their eggs!
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KYTinpusher said:
I lost a hen to a fox last week, too. She was one of my original BR that were given to us by the neighbors before they moved. They had been going across the road to forage (and lay their eggs, I think
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'cause I can't find them) I tried to tell them to stay in the pasture with the donkeys where it is safe, but they wouldn't listen to me. I walked out after the rain last week to find a pile of feathers in the middle of the road and a trail of them leading into the woods. DH and DD went looking and DD spotted a fox with her. MisterMister, the roo, has been keeping the remaining hens on our side of the road since then. But I still can't find where they are laying their eggs!
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We find that it's easier to find the nests at night with a flashlight. I don't know why it works, but it does for me. Plus I think having the nighttime presence worries the predators a bit.
 
KYTinpusher said:
Quote: I will have to try the flashlight trick. I know where they spend most of their time during the day, but still can't find the eggs. Now that I am retired, I really wonder how I got everything done AND worked full-time! How are those orp eggs doing?
They are doing great...so far every one of them is cooking right along!
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