Hens in the Yard 1-31-10

It was a fun afternoon for the hens. They were in the yard for a while. Here are five of them in this video. They don't mind the 25 degree weather at all.

Laundry and Finn 1-26-10

When I do the laundry, Finn likes to drag things around the house. He selects the light weight things, like socks and underwear. Today, he had two things in the family room.

In the top pic (without flash) you can see how much color he is getting on his tail and ears.

Zippy and Nature Shows 1-26-10

Parke was watching Marty Stauffer on TV this morning. Zippy loved watching also. She is the only cat that likes TV, especially anything about nature and animals.

Ice Cube 1-26-10

Dropped an ice cube on the floor this morning. Rocky and Finn had great fun with it.

Cantelope Treat 1-16-10

The girls loved being in the yard today. Then they got a cantelope treat.

Phyllis Meets Zippy 1-16-10

Finn Meets Phyllis 1-16-10

Finn saw the chickens out in the yard for the first time today. He wasn't sure about it.

Someone should clean that window!

Snow Gone 1-16-10

Egg Gathering 1-13-09

We came home from the Farm Show and gathered our eggs. Six of our nine girls are laying. The different breeds give different colors and sizes of eggs. So fun.

Chickens at the Farm Show 1-13-10

We went to the Farm Show just to see the chickens. Look at these two beautiful chickens. They are stunning.

Aren't baby chicks just a couple hours old adorable?

Farm Show 1-13-10

Went to the Farm Show today. Alpacas are so cute. Parke is doing the guy thing. haha

Finn and Doodah's Daily Match 1-10-10

Today's condo match. We see this pretty much every day.

Finn Entertaining Himself 1-10-10

This is Finn's 4 month birthday. We love him so much.

Finn and Zippy and Cube 1-10-10

These cubes are great toys.

Finn and Doodah 1-9-10

Doodah likes laying on that level of the condo. Finn thinks it's for him to torment Doodah. This is pretty much a daily occurrence.

Six of Seven Cats 1-8-10

Six of our seven cats - Zippity, Finn, Buttons, Rocky, Doodah, Baby. The only one missing is Rocky's twin sister Snickers.

Pearl's Egg Laying 1-5-10

Pearl is so funny. She does her own thing. Her laying routine the last couple weeks:

There are four nesting boxes inside the coop and two nesting boxes in the kennel. For a few days, we thought Pearl wasn't laying because they weren't in any boxes.

Parke was straightening up some stuff and found 3 frozen eggs around in the straw. I guess Pearl thought it was Easter and we were on an egg hunt. So, we started checking everywhere for her eggs.

Then she started laying in the nesting boxes in the kennel. Easier for us. That lasted a couple days.

Then she started laying in the doghouse in the kennel. And now other chickens are laying there. We have gotten up to four eggs at a time. Today I collected three in the house.

So much for providing nesting boxes.

Special Treats 1-5-10

Took the girls some scraps of food. They love people food.

Always Glad to See Us 1-5-09

Whenever we step out the back door, the chickens come running to this side of the pen. They are always glad to see us. And even more glad if we are bringing them a special treat, as was the case today. As we walk down the path to them, they get quite noisy, welcoming us with their clucking.

Baby and Finn 1-5-09

Baby and Finn spend a lot of time together. They were getting a drink together, then laid down.

Finn is not yet four months old, but he is so big for a kitten. I'm hoping he is a huge cat.

Last Pic of 2009

Dec 31, 2009 -

Never thought this would be the last picture I'd take in 2009 or how we'd bring in the new year. Parke is in pain with an abscessed tooth. Have an ice pack on him and just found the vicodin he took in June after hernia surgery. Finn is trying to help him feel better. :)