Barnyard musings...

(**note: some of the photos and/or videos in this and future chicken blog posts were taken during the previous week, hence you might see our friend Ethel in them...sorry for any confusion or sadness that this might cause...)

Each time I visit the chickens, I first change into the proper 'chicken shoes' before heading over to the coop...

...this morning I accidentally forgot and went down to the coop in my flip-flops. It wasn't until a chicken started pecking at my shiny painted big toe that I realized my faux pas.

(almost live) chicken cam!



This chicken thing is all so new to me, but after over a week and a half here now with the girls, I still am amazed that each hen is so, well, PRETTY! Beautiful, unique feather markings...beautiful, unique eggs...who knew?!

Some of the chickens have really distinct personalities. It's so cool! A few of these sweet girls like to have their back scratched from a human friend every now and then too!

I'm told sunflower seeds are like crack for chickens!

As soon as the sun sets, the chicky-poos head into their little chicken house all on their own (hopefully sans rat) and I'm told that they always sleep in the same order on their perch! To me, that's pretty amazing. This was a shot taken right at their bedtime.

Nighty-night, chickens!