Wednesday, July 2, 2008

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly


So here you have it a week that equalled all 3....lets start with the good...our growing chickens have let us some surprises..EGGS!! we truly thought we had at least another month or so before the brown eggs would arrive!! And so a coop half done...the nests to be built and I have found the first 2 eggs..let the cooking begin!!

But before the good came the bad....last week we heard the infamous cock-a-doodle-do....yes one of these things just isn't the same...the most beautiful chicken...the one i pointed out daily was a rooster all along! so we were in the midst of getting ready to find him a home when the ugly....

We meaning the 3 kiddos and I arrived home after a day in town to feathers...my gut wrenched as I grabbed the keys to the coop,,,running over I realize the coop door is open and NO chickens to be found,,,and then the UGLY I found 2 dead chickens by good ole' Nesta...Yes it seems the chickens took advantage of a door not latching correctly to "free range" and well 2 got in the line of dog fire...and lost..not how i ever wanted to see them..so there went the rooster and one other ..and now we have 7...
time to build nests, better roosts, and keep our little ladies safe and sound...

1 comment:

Tom E said...

Natalie - Love the blog and love the photo of darling Orien with the first eggs. So sorry to hear about the chickens but guess dogs will be dogs given the chance.

I have been meaning to ask where the name Truth came from and what does Kamala mean?

Love you guys and will see you soon. I am counting the days.

Grandma Tom