Seven

Harper found a new home last night.  We are only slightly sad.  He was funny and full of such quirky personality.  But a rooster can be annoying.  Not just the crowing (ALL day) but the....mating.  He was pretty insistent upon mating.  And the girls...well, not so much. There was a lot of squawking and flying feathers and... so...we found him a new home. 

Last night's celebratory treat after Harper left.  Frozen corn, asparagus and zucchini "muffins"! Always a big hit with the flock! 

Today I kept an eye out for hawks while the girls got out into the yard. They RAN out of the coop and gobbled up grass as fast as the could!

While I babysat chickens, I snapped beans from the garden.  Iris really wanted a WHOLE bean, not just the ends I snapped off and threw to the ground. (Look at that face.  She's so serious!)

She snitched one from the bowl, but then couldn't figure out how to eat it.

Millie got hot but couldn't seem to figure out how to get to her water.  Even though BOTH doors to the coop and run were wide open and BOTH the coop and the run have water.  I finally had to walk into the run, talking to her the whole time so she'd follow me, for her to see she could walk back IN the door she came out of and get some water. 

Ah....chickens.