Monday, March 23, 2009

Another snow day!

We thought spring had sprung, it has been so pleasant with the sun beginning to feel warm, then we wake up this morning to a thick blanket of snow!
It's pleasant soft stuff, so a breeze to move, and the sun is shining brilliantly, so it is all quite lovely, but I was hoping the snow was done for this winter!
Yesterday we put the boys and girls together in our chicken family, in the hope to make the family greater in size. It was quite a challenge as some of the roosters are aggressive & fight. Then they became protective of their girls, and the girls became coy, it was all quite entertaining. We have one rooster who is an 'alien'. He is a breed alone with our flock, so has no girls to go with to perpetuate a breed. I feel quite sorry for him as he didn't get to move or share his life with any of the girls - yet. We'll let him have a moment later in the year.
Now I'm challenged to collect the eggs. As I said, the roosters are protective of their girls so really don't want me in to get the eggs - as if they know why I'm there. And one of them who was quite pleasant, has changed! I tried to feed him & he charged me!
With the snow, they don't go out too much, the girls go out more than the boys - isn't that the way. But then the girls have been able to go out all winter, the boys were nurtured indoors, being protected from the cold. Locking the rooster out while I deal with each pen is my only hope of survival.
I'm hoping to be able to set eggs to hatch in a couple of weeks. we shall see.

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