It's difficult finding grass in the winter.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Chickens Taking Baths
These pictures are from yesterday and this morning. Since a storm is coming in tonight, I thought the girls should be out of their pen as much as possible. They need the exercise and variety. They love taking dust baths in the dirt along the back of the house beside the chimney. It's the only place the ground isn't frozen.
Chickens and Snow
The chickens have been confined to their pen due to the ice and snow. Parke did shovel some of their playpen so they have ground to scratch in.
Since it finally went above freezing on Sunday, Feb 1, I shoveled paths to their favorite places. One is the base of our huge maple tree. They scratch thru the decaying leaves on the ground. The other is along the back of the house.
Here are the girls coming up the path to the house. Can you find Sophia in the middle picture? She's half way up the yard. She's like an Arctic fox - camouflaged.
Zippy and Buttons Getting a Drink
Buttons has a total fascination with running water. She thinks she has to be at any sink whenever water is on. She races thru the house getting to a faucet.
We have a humidifier in the basement to counter the dry coal stove heat. Parke uses a bucket in the laundry room sink to fill the humidifier. As soon as the water is running, Buttons and Zippy race to the sink. Zippy gets in the sink for a drink, while Buttons stands on the edge. This is an everyday occurrence.
Zippy Paws
Zippy can not sit anywhere without hanging her paws over an edge. She is so incredibly adorable.
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