June 6^th

No theme today.  Just an excuse to throw out some nuggets of chicken wisdom you might be interested in, and I have some nice pictures to share.  Did you know chickens take dust baths?  Besides being fun, it’s essential for their health.  They like to wallow (“waller” as we say in South Miss) in sandy soil.  They make these little dirt pits themselves or you can make one for them in your yard or in a sandbox.  The dust clogs the breathing pores of parasites that prey on chickens.  After they get as far down in the dirt as possible, they shake themselves off and start preening. Violet and Rosie found an area near my grill where I’ve been trying to grow grass for about 3 months.  Oh well.  So much for that! 

They were so cute digging and rolling around in the dirt.  Daisy was otherwise occupied chasing a leaf.  Oh and I keep forgetting to mention Daisy’s health.  She is fully recovered. 

Nice Drumsticks!

She runs, flies and plays with her sisters and except for being slightly smaller than them, she seems to have suffered no ill effects of her horrible ordeal.  Way to go my little yellow fluffball!  My eldest chick was visiting this weekend and she enjoyed walking around the yard with one of her new sisters.

 He was  thinking of building some shade panels for the end of the coop which would involve more sweltering hours in the garage with saws, hammers and paintbrushes, but I suggested just making the plywood square and moving it once a day.  Sometimes it pays to have a simple brain!  It took him 15 minutes to measure, cut and prime it.  Here are some more pictures of the girls as they continue to grow.

Please stop by and visit.  We had some fun with a few of our neighbors this weekend who just popped in to meet the girls.  One lucky friend (Hi Skeeter!) got in on some peach cobbler.  She’s a beautiful, slender gal who really doesn’t look like she can put away second helpings, but she did!  That’s my kind of chick.