sketches of my day May 2008 - Nov 2010

September 20, 2008

My Hens

I have had this batch of hens since February. I remember the cold morning before 6 AM when I picked them up from the post office. They were shipped from up North where winter was in full tow and consequently, two had not made the trip and had died from the cold. After a few weeks in my laundry room, they were put outside in a vacant bunny cage. That was a formidable plan; a raccoon came that night and ate the toes of the fortunate ones and mutilated the less fortunate, back to the laundry room. Anyway, I have had many trials and few tribulations with this batch of chicks. Now they, what remains of them, are laying and they want to spend their days outside of their cage scratching in the dirt. I suppose that is a reasonable request from a chicken, but they are sure to be eaten by a chicken hawk, a dog, or a raccoon,