tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298641647292250742024-03-14T08:41:04.300-07:00Hang'n with our Peeps!Hang'n with our Peeps!Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-33709982359324193352009-11-24T12:01:00.000-08:002009-11-24T12:10:07.116-08:00Green Eggs... No Ham<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763948601399458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCXtZKJjEQyGjA8VfNfOAvOAkWgXIyDfVOCiEv6tslQ1HbdGd9Y7kV-kDBazv0D6Xq9Api5UadmSEYIz5sZfT7CmUOyNgfZIuZwesG_ZEKxpvadUKRFYRNd13XR0H4OzdJp0TJopC5eEJ/s320/100_5276.JPG" /><br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763953121292194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8C_s4Jjt-mWyPpOiHkMwe0VextsxgP271Nx7e5a8t6lozQyFeU0ohUCiSTM-6p1dthoLDPYznG-vrzIc2nnnAERT5ZBkEtmlDN05YmgHmPmWWFxA6BifUauKuSuFG5wADRmINM5Rv3o7/s320/100_5277.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763960713162418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRX4yDnP_YNbuvfMa_WDR_xeugWsAGWBUXzYVVXDJ_2eDMEBqYn9ZxD9hmySNqmrYl14XcPb9XvbYqTif-KleObd_AnNU4NbEH5o-PazpWp7HYL2S3ZPz8rem1d8jtzFFVdI14zWzp3sKs/s320/100_5280.JPG" /><br /><div><div>Dinner laid her first egg today. Just two days after lunch started. Dinner laid a pretty green egg. Here is a picture of Dinners egg, her egg with Lunch's egg, and an egg from a local farm. After a few weeks the eggs should start increasing in size. It takes a while for the plumbing to figure things out. </div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-36625359517902689382009-11-23T07:28:00.001-08:002009-11-23T07:33:29.497-08:00Eggciting News<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFofRZa5FeJAspQxHQuMz1JIZ0Os9NGRCcM9ZAxB4fbNs-5jx0EcExhxTHqcm2w3RzlMvesYW9FCCnLhMdv0d-WYye7BQK8WHIx5mwYbsj31vYgQwRWM7nBHTyjlprG222ScyfNj0kXTmB/s1600/egg.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407322536737087010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFofRZa5FeJAspQxHQuMz1JIZ0Os9NGRCcM9ZAxB4fbNs-5jx0EcExhxTHqcm2w3RzlMvesYW9FCCnLhMdv0d-WYye7BQK8WHIx5mwYbsj31vYgQwRWM7nBHTyjlprG222ScyfNj0kXTmB/s400/egg.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Finally our first egg! Way to go Lunch! Both Lunch and Dinner have been showing signs of getting ready to lay for about a week now. Very red comb, squatting, being more vocal than usual, and checking out the nesting boxes. Lunch has really been spending lots of time in the boxes, moving shavings around and scratching. We put golf balls in the boxes to give them an idea what they are used for. Peter let them out yesterday morning and a pinkish brown egg was waiting for him! It was still warm! Can't get fresher than that. He fried it up last night. Yummy. Dinner should be next. Breakfast is such a large and slow growing breed. She may be a few more weeks. </div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-47462939179394801272009-10-02T10:25:00.000-07:002009-10-02T10:40:29.864-07:00Officially Fall<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzvxVPvebXa6hbuC5M_1W8ShbJOILzVb7nOKE8DuzoWzE8fs3ds3g1ZQhy50aUP5JEFK_C6QpayxWisIn0EDKGTUuc_9K53tRKxYPgAdj4v4Ql5cKfyVJsjWb-0o4kHplthKOQ1Jl5IEG/s1600-h/100_5097.JPG"></a> <p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388057725110514770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxuAKTZTI0hTn2aQwZpWwtf-w8Qmitm43nJnq0IPGIskcJbLvV64XvC1Cv-kwMluvHqvG68H0t4EWx5hcLn-Ptm8PWigZ8RCpynhL0OJZ5zn4JovtBQB4QSX_OICsMB8hTiOvyOByHBIz/s320/100_5096.JPG" /><br />The poor girls must be in shock with the cool weather. The coop was 45 degrees this morning. Little do they know, this is just beginning. We have a 100 watt light bulb inside the coop. We'll start using it when it approaches 30. They don't need it, but obviously will be more comfortable and will keep their indoor water from freezing. An electric dog bowl will do the trick outside. Rumor has it they will love scratching out in the snow. Their breeds are winter hardy so they should do well. 'Tis the season for grasses going to seed. They love nibbling on the seeds of the grasses, pumpkins and squash. Zucchini flesh too.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388057129519398994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLXOB5BFzQBSE_lyuA5iDFdD6YRbPjBWmYLxJI96H2i3agO_suWYqL0j49A9563GzIm-FVzkiH2Orp3Ek5MEMGD0DuyomvH-Fzt-WdW9vI1rcFuhJLtjt9CsVdhYN7ZkjkemGiW449BQ-/s320/100_5095.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388058332894103522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7JWe90NMD_kKIaiF1DhJGTuavm2m-UZ-wABSl9bV2q0Tf9IvYxYROyWW1kpcFF2kHo-rfkel-9k6Jooybnr9qNX02tvC8iHbc8Z9Kl68ZdkJ4IVdJm5LKlGrgJD_NJ_Q1sex9VIuz2Pp/s320/100_5097.JPG" /><br /><br /></p><div><br /></div><div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-26300028922280149892009-09-14T06:32:00.000-07:002009-09-14T06:39:12.142-07:00Such pretty girls!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsZXIaH-fajcIT_58RPqmDTt8er297aKc2bELkMpa8RPYKsxfSgOKzppmTwnuMheNA83R9GWMg0qgkOuu-mXiwCHXROyrMXcx3IT-K-5b7VFe8XekFcdswt01EHpsIe1ANWvTbrfGtdXt/s1600-h/100_5060.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381316786258419010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsZXIaH-fajcIT_58RPqmDTt8er297aKc2bELkMpa8RPYKsxfSgOKzppmTwnuMheNA83R9GWMg0qgkOuu-mXiwCHXROyrMXcx3IT-K-5b7VFe8XekFcdswt01EHpsIe1ANWvTbrfGtdXt/s400/100_5060.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div>14 weeks and counting! We are getting so close to egg time! The girls are big and loving running around the yard. Watermelon is still the favorite, but summer squash is a big hit too. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmicUZ53KziJZA56OI5Jf_qhkQXtK0-URyvb7A1ufIArzC4eGWJ7xp253nzNPv-Zw6XPPeqStmW7KeuriHWKeRWivUyBRn1Pa3dE1Mj8vYE9Z460Dq07-npMvKvcRsmaoUx07lzwNtpUmO/s1600-h/100_5057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381316779295400098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmicUZ53KziJZA56OI5Jf_qhkQXtK0-URyvb7A1ufIArzC4eGWJ7xp253nzNPv-Zw6XPPeqStmW7KeuriHWKeRWivUyBRn1Pa3dE1Mj8vYE9Z460Dq07-npMvKvcRsmaoUx07lzwNtpUmO/s400/100_5057.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWmTntQJ27Vy_dU50i9iSABdrRjUtXaxmwjE8x-Fo8vynEqUc8hpx16jgA1NPaovKrKz_KNW_yKgidKK8GniyaZdQob8yZX4hDgMIny-4CXqOAepFbTR-GweY0YQux9wQ4F1EBm02emhp/s1600-h/100_5054.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381316770711826818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWmTntQJ27Vy_dU50i9iSABdrRjUtXaxmwjE8x-Fo8vynEqUc8hpx16jgA1NPaovKrKz_KNW_yKgidKK8GniyaZdQob8yZX4hDgMIny-4CXqOAepFbTR-GweY0YQux9wQ4F1EBm02emhp/s400/100_5054.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-21308785026722346342009-09-14T06:30:00.000-07:002009-09-14T06:32:36.261-07:00First day of pre-school.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U5QU0uI8aiVVPUEcJgPCPM7SSigFAZ3qc_0sgdjPXw7cFTeKx4RJd4PE2ZC2oWmaNPtcMmIaT5F0yh4nO3NDG5n_EQqF0kWxT54VfNOzplrJDgKjpy9X7iSeuqPIbKyFUWENYw9fkVbZ/s1600-h/100_5082.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381315473501127762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U5QU0uI8aiVVPUEcJgPCPM7SSigFAZ3qc_0sgdjPXw7cFTeKx4RJd4PE2ZC2oWmaNPtcMmIaT5F0yh4nO3NDG5n_EQqF0kWxT54VfNOzplrJDgKjpy9X7iSeuqPIbKyFUWENYw9fkVbZ/s400/100_5082.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8ROocSDF0qLJA5AW9SQXPJtDpDUrrtnQH6piFPW76REmLtaNSdefO9cUy2_doL6OjE6X70D4uCIHQ-2PTaJs4ExbG6q1CHFOg7zkUbRTXJ-U2s85OSn5mMBolgXpzxX66RGDEEbDPA5T/s1600-h/100_5081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381315464810604786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8ROocSDF0qLJA5AW9SQXPJtDpDUrrtnQH6piFPW76REmLtaNSdefO9cUy2_doL6OjE6X70D4uCIHQ-2PTaJs4ExbG6q1CHFOg7zkUbRTXJ-U2s85OSn5mMBolgXpzxX66RGDEEbDPA5T/s400/100_5081.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5L4ORE8fZbdC_J4Yo0woo_0o0iiT8icxLxg05iyVvC4FaogGsgACIvpRMy8RBb0ZhGiEyf8VU48Cpbs5QHJezhi0kKaEjGYuh3AOLd8ff6N_j3qpjG4Q5LH5GxFLsWk4FZk7cVb1fMh5/s1600-h/100_5080.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381315457419669154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5L4ORE8fZbdC_J4Yo0woo_0o0iiT8icxLxg05iyVvC4FaogGsgACIvpRMy8RBb0ZhGiEyf8VU48Cpbs5QHJezhi0kKaEjGYuh3AOLd8ff6N_j3qpjG4Q5LH5GxFLsWk4FZk7cVb1fMh5/s400/100_5080.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7LIBgan73a9uU0TiGCfkcSAwzgaauyxZaK5vbmqQJueEH1azCzepVn41_48J1I7hiq8ZFAGBl4LLpk3k8cOTJ9K8iwqrd0Z7eb8nsTMv_gA3ASKHT8lGM9_eFGu1ZFecpbXqHJbfZy_4/s1600-h/100_5079.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381315452539799842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7LIBgan73a9uU0TiGCfkcSAwzgaauyxZaK5vbmqQJueEH1azCzepVn41_48J1I7hiq8ZFAGBl4LLpk3k8cOTJ9K8iwqrd0Z7eb8nsTMv_gA3ASKHT8lGM9_eFGu1ZFecpbXqHJbfZy_4/s400/100_5079.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Cuvilly Earth and Arts Center here we come! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-57372419386691183232009-09-07T16:45:00.001-07:002009-09-07T16:45:30.373-07:00Labor Day 2009 (42 photos), by Kristen Marchant<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI1MjM2NzA1MzI1MSZwdD*xMjUyMzY3MTMxMjUxJnA9NjUxMzIxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz1hYTE2NmY5ZGVjYWQ*YmI1YTI1YjM*ZDU2YTlkMDhhYSZvZj*w.gif" /><a href='http://www2.snapfish.com/fbshareredirect/p=55971252367049406/l=1722589022/g=400316022/redirectURL=share/otsi=SALBBL/AlbumID=1302772022/a=400316022_400316022/usercomments=I_xqd%20like%20to%20share%20my%20Snapfish%20photos%20with%20you.%20Once%20you%20have%20checked%20out%20my%20photos%20you%20can%20order%20prints%20and%20upload%20your%20own%20photos%20to%20share./counttext=42%20photos/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/'><img src='http://www2.snapfish.com/getimagetnurl/AlbumID=1302772022/a=400316022_400316022/'/><br></a><a href='http://www2.snapfish.com/fbshareredirect/p=55971252367049406/l=1722589022/g=400316022/redirectURL=share/otsi=SALBBL/AlbumID=1302772022/a=400316022_400316022/usercomments=I_xqd%20like%20to%20share%20my%20Snapfish%20photos%20with%20you.%20Once%20you%20have%20checked%20out%20my%20photos%20you%20can%20order%20prints%20and%20upload%20your%20own%20photos%20to%20share./counttext=42%20photos/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/'>I'd like to share my Snapfish photos with you. Once you have checked out my photos you can order prints and upload your own photos to share.</a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-52677759802106835102009-08-20T04:52:00.000-07:002009-08-20T04:54:11.517-07:00Little Surfer Dude<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab04xFrPkPIVlrPsaeNIi-yVHLi6t6_J2HMU9OY4tUe4ui2Hkj-NSDJcV-cC62lCWYF3YWgPYMEx588daGoJkowSkCThZLvq1yXPuKKOXXIuSs5ht0VwhOEKBhMCfeGKZJyNBCWQD4zoA/s1600-h/100_4975.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372012938358201778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab04xFrPkPIVlrPsaeNIi-yVHLi6t6_J2HMU9OY4tUe4ui2Hkj-NSDJcV-cC62lCWYF3YWgPYMEx588daGoJkowSkCThZLvq1yXPuKKOXXIuSs5ht0VwhOEKBhMCfeGKZJyNBCWQD4zoA/s400/100_4975.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-84782828845983753482009-08-19T10:50:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:57:51.562-07:00It's not the heat, it's the humidity......<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n7Sta8XNldR-eObGuq_zuhhXzjJzPUEoFyEWqldu5aM_MrPYS6E4eZambkHd5lkexgPjV03MTRXDNr_003sGqaDUfN_5FEQzdhpvKPezUyUQ59NS_LDCPLbTmmW_Zs2KOIVWlx_bS2dZ/s1600-h/100_4992.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371735211081945938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n7Sta8XNldR-eObGuq_zuhhXzjJzPUEoFyEWqldu5aM_MrPYS6E4eZambkHd5lkexgPjV03MTRXDNr_003sGqaDUfN_5FEQzdhpvKPezUyUQ59NS_LDCPLbTmmW_Zs2KOIVWlx_bS2dZ/s320/100_4992.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div><div>The poor girls don't like the heat very much. Lots of time is spent finding shade and hunkering down in the dirt. We are trying to give them the run of the yard so they can find the coolest place possible through out the day. We're adding electrolytes to their water and giving them fresh fruit and veggies. They are getting big and have moved up to "grower" food from their chick starter. They are very pretty girls! </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURW9lOT1ZmtPdFP0A8jYeMzcNCAk3B0uOD3f1SGPxe77J_Zxg9OIStOSYsG0ZYOFo7f7Rn20AJ9Xz5v1B62WaVBoH9rf4uPSS2h-qeuxeB9G9nmIvqLK2T_7IMBzTmByEjeLgIdrDqYsh/s1600-h/100_4990.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371735194494633330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURW9lOT1ZmtPdFP0A8jYeMzcNCAk3B0uOD3f1SGPxe77J_Zxg9OIStOSYsG0ZYOFo7f7Rn20AJ9Xz5v1B62WaVBoH9rf4uPSS2h-qeuxeB9G9nmIvqLK2T_7IMBzTmByEjeLgIdrDqYsh/s320/100_4990.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZl5PWejiDxuG8uhg8T3uCS5CHHNMDzHMfDVq-rDxe3cchwTsAYRCaVodRnAkmpTM97raZDVT2XfVDjy_495_bWyFdoNPoeR2qEwuzE2Bo57_S0-6IDytx_OGRAVAg05kn3L5pSOrDd9V/s1600-h/100_4991.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371735199630502674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZl5PWejiDxuG8uhg8T3uCS5CHHNMDzHMfDVq-rDxe3cchwTsAYRCaVodRnAkmpTM97raZDVT2XfVDjy_495_bWyFdoNPoeR2qEwuzE2Bo57_S0-6IDytx_OGRAVAg05kn3L5pSOrDd9V/s320/100_4991.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-83664407177481397202009-07-28T13:46:00.000-07:002009-07-28T14:02:34.411-07:00Summer Winds<div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s0g8QDeBjShtICOLQw_jwdWUkQcGEjlzFQ6N0-KyN2TQGq-ORzr6U7NWzuY5k6edNHDF6S_w49xyMsQYQrUceaznvPkT362MUcVZvSJ_4p714m_55vZHAlCzuexuDkGTfzxKP5AL-Wv9/s1600-h/100_4878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363617514791403346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s0g8QDeBjShtICOLQw_jwdWUkQcGEjlzFQ6N0-KyN2TQGq-ORzr6U7NWzuY5k6edNHDF6S_w49xyMsQYQrUceaznvPkT362MUcVZvSJ_4p714m_55vZHAlCzuexuDkGTfzxKP5AL-Wv9/s400/100_4878.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, it's finally felt like summer the last few days. The girls don't love the heat but we are trying to keep them comfy with the screen door at night. The yard only gets a couple hours of sun each day, keeping the area rather cool in comparison to the front yard. We've been giving them the run of the yard a couple hours each day. They love it. Every time I approach the coop they run for the door. Their food consumption has gone down considerably since they have been "free ranging". Bugs, worms, and grasses are the food of choice. They will start moving off of their chick starter and on to chick grower next week once they are a full 8 weeks old. They stay on grower until 20 weeks or the first egg, whichever comes first. </div><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_KVT-n1XQpMyUGvWGmuL8VOejVGwIUqO-SiY-99qntAgA4csG6YO0__BrTCqsiDOJkdisaBm_CWfp8FEAnWlNhCW5oDemqpaFyoB0j16Y9DObgyHwtCsXCCQrAYY0ulMnszExqKAfoeK/s1600-h/100_4869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363618213799700402" style="WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_KVT-n1XQpMyUGvWGmuL8VOejVGwIUqO-SiY-99qntAgA4csG6YO0__BrTCqsiDOJkdisaBm_CWfp8FEAnWlNhCW5oDemqpaFyoB0j16Y9DObgyHwtCsXCCQrAYY0ulMnszExqKAfoeK/s320/100_4869.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsofjEqTgSVi6dUvQmokqgHFUdXCyxSlFFzxQF_D6Q7GO8ZGjSYWs2H2mq2PExJ6SCGVT7TrwPt8u4zHOj2VuILq-HWfvGrKD3uC_SL2pV9KyzgPQLMAdvoI9wgHCcrT8IiN_NaNQSODQ/s1600-h/100_4868.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363618206691520674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsofjEqTgSVi6dUvQmokqgHFUdXCyxSlFFzxQF_D6Q7GO8ZGjSYWs2H2mq2PExJ6SCGVT7TrwPt8u4zHOj2VuILq-HWfvGrKD3uC_SL2pV9KyzgPQLMAdvoI9wgHCcrT8IiN_NaNQSODQ/s320/100_4868.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsofjEqTgSVi6dUvQmokqgHFUdXCyxSlFFzxQF_D6Q7GO8ZGjSYWs2H2mq2PExJ6SCGVT7TrwPt8u4zHOj2VuILq-HWfvGrKD3uC_SL2pV9KyzgPQLMAdvoI9wgHCcrT8IiN_NaNQSODQ/s1600-h/100_4868.JPG"></a> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruJofCHg_JLBY6dJLdkx20dQuK9CIlwAfZzBgMhGfl9ztVH1E5PIWq3Lgct0hgUtObfcdREFgC-ErxvEGJMPnTqe_N4gufAMSRCtU4VHJ9cUhya6sho5Ls7l1S7Wkin91cDKgsZjyknV5/s1600-h/100_4867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363618202497421986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruJofCHg_JLBY6dJLdkx20dQuK9CIlwAfZzBgMhGfl9ztVH1E5PIWq3Lgct0hgUtObfcdREFgC-ErxvEGJMPnTqe_N4gufAMSRCtU4VHJ9cUhya6sho5Ls7l1S7Wkin91cDKgsZjyknV5/s320/100_4867.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruJofCHg_JLBY6dJLdkx20dQuK9CIlwAfZzBgMhGfl9ztVH1E5PIWq3Lgct0hgUtObfcdREFgC-ErxvEGJMPnTqe_N4gufAMSRCtU4VHJ9cUhya6sho5Ls7l1S7Wkin91cDKgsZjyknV5/s1600-h/100_4867.JPG"></a> </p><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-58172863987465260792009-07-18T12:13:00.000-07:002009-07-18T12:30:21.326-07:00Free BirdWhat started as an escape turned into a free ranging experience. They are pretty well behaved in the yard. I am concerned about them flying over the fence or squeezing through the pickets but so far so good. As they get larger they'll be too big to breach the fence and too heavy and awkward to make it over the top.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSZZbdKrR-1KnqN2JeMQvYlFFhnSDmUiu9u4ZcwMWPaehA-Nb6pdeXheqEGqsObnLqnSoiBZlVUUvc0Dlpng' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dycODDu80pOTe3gVFmo5aYMdYYOsQlmplXxakiR4Gu91loTPHOr-HFMcVqdeHTAtKf8AJ8C5NkdDf5uBZgJDA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-75042286510469855442009-07-16T12:00:00.000-07:002009-07-16T12:33:21.604-07:001/3 of the way there. Almost.<div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae7hbigmArHPSHtErXvIqHdq5nl69Q2DfVjBijumodcBl6d24cw6464zBpsqn7ETZ3ilY7xjNw-qpCEaXQmMyJKfjo4TE2sOiK6lYSJyLKeThII1_8xWIrmxJssfnnFvm8R7xDLwfnF8O/s1600-h/100_4817.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359140995852954546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae7hbigmArHPSHtErXvIqHdq5nl69Q2DfVjBijumodcBl6d24cw6464zBpsqn7ETZ3ilY7xjNw-qpCEaXQmMyJKfjo4TE2sOiK6lYSJyLKeThII1_8xWIrmxJssfnnFvm8R7xDLwfnF8O/s320/100_4817.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>The girls are 6 weeks old and doing well. We are a third of the way through to laying age. Lunch has all her feathers. Dinner is nearly there and Breakfast is catching up rapidly. If they were meat birds they would be nearly 7lbs now and ready for your dinner table. I can't imagine them growing any faster than they are. </div><br /><div>Lunch and Dinner are very friendly. They fight over who is going to sit on my head and who is going to get my shoulder. Breakfast is at the bottom of the pecking order but she is trying. The larger two are still working it out. (No, that's not an Armenian man in the picture, it's me. I'm taking the picture myself, but I couldn't take a good photo if my life depended on it).</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359141003639735074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbAoJUtAUZ56r_yDuR2qweOfKyGttaUl6V2IdLWXtiDlVRUOf0G-UlQI8JxZYqtJc9-e7zXatpwTM3y-H9QMwGI6xnBZ2aN0MbQuVxC0TfJOJGMgng3gSUMv2J2GM87Avi-hl4iD9PKAW/s320/100_4821.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>My father built a secure screen for their door and two roosts. One for the run and the other for inside the coop. They sleep on the indoor roost at night. They probably don't need heat from the light at night anymore. We'll put a little nightlight in there for the next week or two, then they can go without until the days start getting shorter. </div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359141008084375826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D3TVLHJNbkmuylco7hdEAIY0Rylw3dfYlrx2tv2GlsBlq1Q8F6JjWzmyChXMH94ivlHoGRyaO8_MZXqS1vCWrGbU-sf0lFy3C5xJjJns4BHRa8RfIIxREim_mFFv8_BZyYNbwOCoiupW/s320/100_4797.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Our baby robins have hatched. There are at least two babies. I thought I saw a third, but I'm not sure.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359141014302351058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh9JPCSH7G_k-YHChwSHYRwg6l4li7lfWjYAztj4dAKDTPDVYXwoxLy3RMnwqrc96G9hbzWOdw1wI2Q-GPncI24qtiUeL5cLOBAsklrGYKVSnjRRJr2T9yeXmf1vdaM27Hd8hrIGJodi_/s320/100_4799.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><div>We got eaten alive at the beach last night. Otherwise it was quite nice. </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359141020286902290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQIscrSLOdAb8iShiJZc5hydVV0MG_oEs5ieVpAhFBByFsHWqEUFpUC8Hior3IXVEIE_kpRmGtyi6MtC2YF4C5b6469njWFigOmk_9FLRLQ8501yiJw97hXIMzr-v_gh5XEB-0vfc1f-x/s320/100_4789.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-87226619730116845162009-07-09T09:31:00.000-07:002009-07-09T10:00:31.937-07:00What hump?<div><br /></div><div>I was out locking the girls up for the evening last night. It was pretty dark at 8:30. I was leaning down to fill their feeder. The next thing I know all three decided to fly up on my back and sit down. They are learning to "put themselves to bed" at night but still need me to coax them up the ramp. With them all on my back I just needed to lean towards the door and they hopped in. </div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXkCIEy4O7OUuN_kaLBd76i6onvr5T-L1_T9cJQzUbg6m55ObMNxl6lKLTA7stAHw1r_mdQXMN72LIYibt6wWlQOq4cjqrnyr48ZKVEZoVioxV9A3Z2_yKU7h5gcs1Ma1LkMk4Q8XpMAe/s1600-h/100_4729.JPG"></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBgUMgNNUcR138L6r6IB7jF0vSrfRcIU9clNv1ZsbkiaPXnBIRQRjC9NhyIdvv6dzvYoMmMruAVwe-UawtEaXnVzG7GJF-Fspa7mXu5frhVkRabTZDjiCP19xoZptRz7snSBatjB7h9U-/s1600-h/100_4728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356500366041060338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBgUMgNNUcR138L6r6IB7jF0vSrfRcIU9clNv1ZsbkiaPXnBIRQRjC9NhyIdvv6dzvYoMmMruAVwe-UawtEaXnVzG7GJF-Fspa7mXu5frhVkRabTZDjiCP19xoZptRz7snSBatjB7h9U-/s320/100_4728.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBgUMgNNUcR138L6r6IB7jF0vSrfRcIU9clNv1ZsbkiaPXnBIRQRjC9NhyIdvv6dzvYoMmMruAVwe-UawtEaXnVzG7GJF-Fspa7mXu5frhVkRabTZDjiCP19xoZptRz7snSBatjB7h9U-/s1600-h/100_4728.JPG"></a> </p><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXkCIEy4O7OUuN_kaLBd76i6onvr5T-L1_T9cJQzUbg6m55ObMNxl6lKLTA7stAHw1r_mdQXMN72LIYibt6wWlQOq4cjqrnyr48ZKVEZoVioxV9A3Z2_yKU7h5gcs1Ma1LkMk4Q8XpMAe/s1600-h/100_4729.JPG"></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXkCIEy4O7OUuN_kaLBd76i6onvr5T-L1_T9cJQzUbg6m55ObMNxl6lKLTA7stAHw1r_mdQXMN72LIYibt6wWlQOq4cjqrnyr48ZKVEZoVioxV9A3Z2_yKU7h5gcs1Ma1LkMk4Q8XpMAe/s1600-h/100_4729.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356500372875707458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXkCIEy4O7OUuN_kaLBd76i6onvr5T-L1_T9cJQzUbg6m55ObMNxl6lKLTA7stAHw1r_mdQXMN72LIYibt6wWlQOq4cjqrnyr48ZKVEZoVioxV9A3Z2_yKU7h5gcs1Ma1LkMk4Q8XpMAe/s320/100_4729.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXkCIEy4O7OUuN_kaLBd76i6onvr5T-L1_T9cJQzUbg6m55ObMNxl6lKLTA7stAHw1r_mdQXMN72LIYibt6wWlQOq4cjqrnyr48ZKVEZoVioxV9A3Z2_yKU7h5gcs1Ma1LkMk4Q8XpMAe/s1600-h/100_4729.JPG"></a></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-86404906759658299062009-07-06T06:57:00.000-07:002009-07-06T07:14:41.993-07:00Happy 233!!<div><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CtutkEE0m7tu4poWDn9KLoNFhOnGCy6Zb8Ajvog09qmcvxfD3LUJIHEuDBtd2i38DX4lsNqJwFnSgDDyhMYdqr0QhcrRVma3NaUFl-X7Dk6p23jibr6braSk_F_ufAunOn54qNADdE_V/s1600-h/100_4707.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355348053352236562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CtutkEE0m7tu4poWDn9KLoNFhOnGCy6Zb8Ajvog09qmcvxfD3LUJIHEuDBtd2i38DX4lsNqJwFnSgDDyhMYdqr0QhcrRVma3NaUFl-X7Dk6p23jibr6braSk_F_ufAunOn54qNADdE_V/s320/100_4707.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>It finally stopped raining. We had a nice sunny July 4th weekend. The girls were out in their run, scratching, fighting over worms and being extra cute. They had their first encounter with the lawn mower and fireworks which proved to be traumatic for them as well as Spencer. Everyone survived and we awoke to another sunny day. How long can it last.........<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFQV_2sS_2Yh1IUql0IaxcEF8IK739se-yg7rRtkQjVXJS3BIXiK3kB4Sjc7h0Eku_1GYkOAy9mYpAsWXV5UQAax_oNnAQ-scIbPsBvUV3B3v0lKa80d_-RULsliHMRgfNS568XCyKMPU/s1600-h/100_4700.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355348530890564274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFQV_2sS_2Yh1IUql0IaxcEF8IK739se-yg7rRtkQjVXJS3BIXiK3kB4Sjc7h0Eku_1GYkOAy9mYpAsWXV5UQAax_oNnAQ-scIbPsBvUV3B3v0lKa80d_-RULsliHMRgfNS568XCyKMPU/s320/100_4700.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU5WZZuDrLGdFhI-NxvsZQnf7H4EKyQQYburhsaI0aKRZbZgkWAWIzgsHBQvzEmOb0nPX30dZWm6lDIreCViBnFlhqV3aPh__LN52PjzULeboLdcGoSOUBKgANe7BxvNwyE7sjKKvyWfH/s1600-h/100_4708.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355349943613649586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU5WZZuDrLGdFhI-NxvsZQnf7H4EKyQQYburhsaI0aKRZbZgkWAWIzgsHBQvzEmOb0nPX30dZWm6lDIreCViBnFlhqV3aPh__LN52PjzULeboLdcGoSOUBKgANe7BxvNwyE7sjKKvyWfH/s320/100_4708.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGdz2s0YbK3DJxNKaQOnK6KKb2Y9QyPXiuPc3-y7WCgs0olg2voQZCTByeiq7wI-SMKRxZX-OQ06Yzg3crfvotzC23t0JSAJ5bRWLMDvGBZKLVDYGtufiBbHJxNP8BUf8hazL2fuyZM2T/s1600-h/100_4703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355348540593755698" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGdz2s0YbK3DJxNKaQOnK6KKb2Y9QyPXiuPc3-y7WCgs0olg2voQZCTByeiq7wI-SMKRxZX-OQ06Yzg3crfvotzC23t0JSAJ5bRWLMDvGBZKLVDYGtufiBbHJxNP8BUf8hazL2fuyZM2T/s320/100_4703.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="right"><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGdz2s0YbK3DJxNKaQOnK6KKb2Y9QyPXiuPc3-y7WCgs0olg2voQZCTByeiq7wI-SMKRxZX-OQ06Yzg3crfvotzC23t0JSAJ5bRWLMDvGBZKLVDYGtufiBbHJxNP8BUf8hazL2fuyZM2T/s1600-h/100_4703.JPG"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-1748569860584821602009-06-30T15:06:00.000-07:002009-07-01T18:46:54.011-07:00Bird Flu!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAC83ZRTG4v0nIdMeOSrBYbQRmjoljjjY9O3FUU0UmV3tTsb-F2eNZeQnPIXtg95TnTz3KeBmnviYSSx_Nf_JDZ3M1cUyX3jIuvMbYJlMpTY4sIqKuLmRM8O-SY6Zk2ZLH0KBhUDcFNye/s1600-h/100_4692.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353254484007265810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAC83ZRTG4v0nIdMeOSrBYbQRmjoljjjY9O3FUU0UmV3tTsb-F2eNZeQnPIXtg95TnTz3KeBmnviYSSx_Nf_JDZ3M1cUyX3jIuvMbYJlMpTY4sIqKuLmRM8O-SY6Zk2ZLH0KBhUDcFNye/s320/100_4692.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Not really. Just a virus. Computer virus that is :-). One of our banks called today. Somehow they noticed a virus on my computer when I made a transaction yesterday. It's a bad one. Something that can't be removed by regular anti-virus software. ING has a client for life. If they had not notified us we could have ended up with a real problem on our hands. </div><br /><div>Back to the girls! They love being in the coop. If it would ever stop raining they would really get to enjoy the run. Even in the rain they are out there walking around and pecking everything in sight. We give them treats to keep them happy and busy. The favorites so far are yogurt and watermelon. </div><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5e_h0eTRwsCI7-44Tu6-QXFrlmXJ1P5dn1L_bi8q7IbDZwSDRwfd5qqQSJNGAA2-dn4x68G3TcCYdl5iG_VXJ_2GOwSmMsM5PniO1KNRK47yeRDSMhXbEjb9dLBJP5wm4lds4oIz-QBq/s1600-h/100_4695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353255026632552610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5e_h0eTRwsCI7-44Tu6-QXFrlmXJ1P5dn1L_bi8q7IbDZwSDRwfd5qqQSJNGAA2-dn4x68G3TcCYdl5iG_VXJ_2GOwSmMsM5PniO1KNRK47yeRDSMhXbEjb9dLBJP5wm4lds4oIz-QBq/s320/100_4695.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div>The nights have been cool so we have a light on inside the coop. They like to huddle together in one of the nesting boxes. It's pretty cute. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxta-RtBr6s9vyCt8VxDZjNv3z79RxOo8mPSNJhof1YEsqpltJtJtfrVIQY-XaGUm36hBC1_dMGy78uHhv-_vK9kMg9EfGPVs43fqzwCvxWWGZUbtI3XrBe3Vb6VXtY4yStrBTPUbdmA_/s1600-h/100_4697.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353255424447954578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxta-RtBr6s9vyCt8VxDZjNv3z79RxOo8mPSNJhof1YEsqpltJtJtfrVIQY-XaGUm36hBC1_dMGy78uHhv-_vK9kMg9EfGPVs43fqzwCvxWWGZUbtI3XrBe3Vb6VXtY4yStrBTPUbdmA_/s320/100_4697.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Lunch is almost totally feathered out now. Dinner isn't far behind, just some stomach feathers to go. Breakfast is finally starting to catch up. Overnight her chest filled out. She is in that dinosaur phase the others were in a couple weeks ago. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUXitvdhLD2Jcba1pj9vm3OWCzV_szxYj1qKwI1WdnYCMrpQhC71Q84dwZjO5Us2C299mgl8kbLq7sbSzMevi2nPllTmPXgIIGtXrAZa2UWBHstc_dl_5yj6Gvgw5ILe9xITOnYg-d-T1/s1600-h/100_4694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353255825999747538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUXitvdhLD2Jcba1pj9vm3OWCzV_szxYj1qKwI1WdnYCMrpQhC71Q84dwZjO5Us2C299mgl8kbLq7sbSzMevi2nPllTmPXgIIGtXrAZa2UWBHstc_dl_5yj6Gvgw5ILe9xITOnYg-d-T1/s320/100_4694.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Tomorrow we say a final good bye to our friend Don. Skipper lost his battle with cancer last week. We'll think of him on those summer days that are perfect for sailing, when enjoying Italian food and sipping his favorite, "glass of the house Cabernet". 1230 GO.</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodtuTLM-8m8Ink6Lk-67tFhw_XXNihgL9eKfSZriLAlUXOZM0xhSamRXCItf4ebqnzkuJ-q1h74hDSWesJIFChzBRdJxW62kgj0NlMLxgczHcepInOqZEfHL8MnXLTeA-MLUWwZ1GPvN5/s1600-h/Mvc-008f(17)_prefRes%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353256772501206274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodtuTLM-8m8Ink6Lk-67tFhw_XXNihgL9eKfSZriLAlUXOZM0xhSamRXCItf4ebqnzkuJ-q1h74hDSWesJIFChzBRdJxW62kgj0NlMLxgczHcepInOqZEfHL8MnXLTeA-MLUWwZ1GPvN5/s320/Mvc-008f(17)_prefRes%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-61097109145375481982009-06-26T14:16:00.000-07:002009-06-26T16:56:09.720-07:00Hallelujah! The coop is here.<div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj756N43d5nMz_TRHHpkpeSC78ieKX3AUHTY-BRr2AJstGKCXqKA4p401GgfYNJbWTrq-nfhn7rzpLg6PqgkxmiH-Fzn6OaAgDB6OciAe3KOP1H-Ml5eZi_W4Kmg5t7IiEaCRmIAUNo1zJI/s1600-h/100_4636.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351753274025257026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj756N43d5nMz_TRHHpkpeSC78ieKX3AUHTY-BRr2AJstGKCXqKA4p401GgfYNJbWTrq-nfhn7rzpLg6PqgkxmiH-Fzn6OaAgDB6OciAe3KOP1H-Ml5eZi_W4Kmg5t7IiEaCRmIAUNo1zJI/s320/100_4636.JPG" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>The girls have been in the guest room for 3 weeks now. That was enough for us. Them too. They were really starting to get bored. Letting them run around on the carpet a few times a day just wasn't cutting it. The coop arrived via tractor trailer Wednesday night. Steve and Peter were able to assemble it in just a few hours. At 350lbs, it was harder than it looked. </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcoG85hmia6dTH3PFA1Q2F0Km08re29Melj11xH_u9kUFwd15_fkoX2eeUW-8BkgR1t1UC2inmnc-BGKRrUb-xBxzUZRWAgfLjGiqU1Nz6sLko2HBuQNeBlzboOwta9S2atRRPlND0xmW/s1600-h/100_4624.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351749830730401346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcoG85hmia6dTH3PFA1Q2F0Km08re29Melj11xH_u9kUFwd15_fkoX2eeUW-8BkgR1t1UC2inmnc-BGKRrUb-xBxzUZRWAgfLjGiqU1Nz6sLko2HBuQNeBlzboOwta9S2atRRPlND0xmW/s320/100_4624.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div>They will be locked in the "house" portion at night and allowed to choose either inside or out during the day. A night light will keep the indoor temp in the 70's until they get all of their feathers. </div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Norman and Spencer are beside themselves. Norman is much less concerned than Spencer. Lots of barking, panting, and digging. We are hoping they get better over time. A few visits on leashes and training collars should help too.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFh2zLC_qbwvrXyno-OAvbfOFZXwik12S-GsFUKUqBp9yqKtJ9ZTIZZqjWJEZpY-qZ7oND9ADpVZQueXq_dBElolM8RWNioysGIHrh8C2SwJUQD6qQ9KfmgU_S5kv7Ejsn0_cyhx-diIw/s1600-h/100_4643.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351752709244072834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFh2zLC_qbwvrXyno-OAvbfOFZXwik12S-GsFUKUqBp9yqKtJ9ZTIZZqjWJEZpY-qZ7oND9ADpVZQueXq_dBElolM8RWNioysGIHrh8C2SwJUQD6qQ9KfmgU_S5kv7Ejsn0_cyhx-diIw/s320/100_4643.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div>Just need to work out some summer screens for the side door, running electricity up from the pond and naming the coop!</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351753827111676098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRlGu082WOSzVtmmy0M5hItA_46sZgYj0PpF8d7Npma0IotMrBkqF7PPddkkOFtDiCAijM2eFKmCwK5sRFQyBTiyRF9MHYJxR960Z1VWdcj3mz2EmFwqG8HnxdFaX81Tf2I-v84MFqZK3/s320/100_4639.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-86025674280045358872009-06-23T13:04:00.000-07:002009-06-23T13:52:26.172-07:00Food for thought....sort of<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP2J5HcM8A9tZ7lgByEjtU1jTQ7hAAiDGmsXOluwf2DocnVOYqUr6tBgwHEiyEqAzGUsBl0OMjKaxHKQzNqfwH5kWQeguH1Jn_ExBgM-uHC2kjyVwPx1g8fD_CHkv1h1bjXHnjlOwyZhi/s1600-h/100_2079.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 335px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350628228608696466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP2J5HcM8A9tZ7lgByEjtU1jTQ7hAAiDGmsXOluwf2DocnVOYqUr6tBgwHEiyEqAzGUsBl0OMjKaxHKQzNqfwH5kWQeguH1Jn_ExBgM-uHC2kjyVwPx1g8fD_CHkv1h1bjXHnjlOwyZhi/s320/100_2079.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Nearly a month old and the girls are doing well. Lots of rapid physical growth as well as bonding going on. They are still skittish, but happy to be affectionate on their own terms. They like to hop up on your lap and sit for a while. They especially like to peck at my ring or freckles on my arm. </div><br /><div>As much as we've enjoyed getting little fuzzy chicks to care for and watch grow, we will never go the hatchery/feed store route again. Only local farms and rescues for us. I've spent some time on line researching how to properly care for the chickens we have. That has led me to learn more than I ever wanted to know about production hatcheries, egg farms, battery hens, and meat birds. Here is a quick and VERY mild excerpt from one site. <a href="http://www.brittonclouse.com/chickenrunrescue#hatcheries">www.brittonclouse.com/chickenrunrescue#hatcheries</a> . I've been reading "The Omivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan (<a href="http://www.michaelpollan.com/">http://www.michaelpollan.com/</a> ). I highly recommend this book. I think if everyone was aware of where their food actually comes from, we might make different choices. One more link and I will get off my soap box. I'm not sure I will see the movie, but this is an interesting op-ed. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/opinion/21kristof.html">www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/opinion/21kristof.html</a> .</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-30091760865287082892009-06-18T14:59:00.000-07:002009-06-18T15:42:20.341-07:00Talk'n 'bout an Evolution<div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348795569859754802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCAR668oXL4VLU96D5UNUL2wG5guceNfK9PdlGZ6CnqSp1GIqY8T1CrY9ijy4Thdt3q912NpjrmJ6Uk-_kCVM7tvM-f4e5yLId37NmvCG9wdXcMq2FmvXkdzkLqFjKtb5JDo1J5-DF8CY/s320/3.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348794731295209762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_zuonoTcYyDTyT_MuAlZTsAEXW3uhyjmtvuioV3anLGIK1oZeOmUU45SuCc2p5HqybdjaXRYDEn6i28y4R0RCGjzdPtfTYHUsEh-KzBWs8J-vVB4tUM10CfMmJx4lcm_Kt26Cs2dpxQ6/s320/dino.JPG" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Lunch, our suspected <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">roo</span> is looking like quite the little dinosaur. You can't see enough detail in the pictures to appreciate the drastic change in the birds from day to day. They are getting bigger by the minute. Breakfast is adding feathers much slower than the others but she is catching up in overall size. Excuse the red picture. The heat lamp has a red bulb. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348795556551284210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgI0FxLMouej_z5kEohyphenhyphen65Kb3rnC7haG_cmQnTqt0tNVmymgP8s1jK4Dd40nBUSzyY5UzfQNaTxhTNTgx_UMup_ahkjzH2OaO0stjnGTdgO50EOsufvA2E1RVbil3ySbt-WelyfbUVpgZ/s320/breakfast+red.JPG" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The girls are getting more comfortable with us. They still don't like being held but they will eat out of your hand, especially if offering them some fresh grass from the lawn. They'll hop out of the brooder and walk around the room but don't like to be too far from home. Dinner, the dark colored Easter <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Egger</span> (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">EE</span>) is the most friendly. She hops over to see you when you open the brooder and seems to be the most curious of the trio.</div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348795564901717330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB6Ho6bHsO_Y_uxIIEA-xZOMeAbymM3oh2o8OQMpw5TJp70oRZU1Q-k4CKCcnIr-k3_yxnxa0WLKxnN6VB2VcV7jIO5RVCmZdphOxgoTdXaQbpUds-WS8KJb3TzOFohXJ51J24-Wj91_q/s320/dinner+out.JPG" /></div><div></div><div> </div><div>We would have loved to build the coop ourselves. There are so many cute and fun ideas out there. We aren't that handy so we've ordered ours from a small builder who uses sustainable lumber and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Eco</span>-friendly paint. It should ship this week from Michigan and take 3 or 4 days to get here. They will need the heat lamp until the night time temps stay in the high 60's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">consistently</span>. A picture of the coop style is below. Ours will be white. </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348795575056669202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF59XtQeYK5BAyCwTRg6jwfXwJnKvWeehhVdh0EfriiRV3Opx4joiQg1e0n3D0Tl0gWuN9nHcb_1STYSmsWt_CrXZRM__LoeshHyMuOwOf7N2Ezi7-fWWRYMnvVpY-YKsO-wTTx_WYo7at/s320/alexandria03%5B1%5D.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-53023700655158826072009-06-14T12:32:00.000-07:002009-06-26T17:09:15.365-07:00Cockadoodle BooI'm starting to think that Lunch (I think. Peter hasn't decided yet. Anyway the big buff Orpington) is a rooster. "She" is starting to show a little comb already. Orpington hens have combs so this could be fine, I just feel like she is too young to have one already. Maybe she is 3 weeks old rather than 2? This would be terrible for a couple of reasons. First, no eggs and second, our poor neighbors. We have neighbors that are rather close to us and in one case who's veggie garden will be about 30 feet from the coop. Although we try to be good neighbors, these people put up with Norman and his barking habit without complaint. Adding a roo to the mix is too much to ask. We wont know for sure for another month or maybe even two. I'm going to try and be positive that they are all hens and go from there. Eeeks.<br /><br /><br />Lots of feathers as we enter our third week. Especially on Lunch and Dinner. Breakfast is still quite fluffy but her wings work! Her breed is slow to develop but she is getting bigger. Probably twice the size she was a week ago. I posted a video last week but it takes so long to load that it's useless. Just pictures this time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FhfC2dmswlyM3UB-2LyaM83WQwv5AVS39-zR8n4Q4jvOaP7pbvnsz3vyzaOEsIYX-txKx96dtuDLW1Ya_YXCJWb0b97h4RRrisKOpjIHJLvT5c03OYFroWsCfsIkwY2IM4icL7cAeTNG/s1600-h/100_2009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347278342088403026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FhfC2dmswlyM3UB-2LyaM83WQwv5AVS39-zR8n4Q4jvOaP7pbvnsz3vyzaOEsIYX-txKx96dtuDLW1Ya_YXCJWb0b97h4RRrisKOpjIHJLvT5c03OYFroWsCfsIkwY2IM4icL7cAeTNG/s320/100_2009.JPG" /></a><br />We put a little roost in the temporary coop. They love it. I can't seem to get a picture of all three on it at once. They are also enjoying scratching around in and eating some grass. Hopefully the coop will arrive this week and we can get them outside. Getting them out of the house would be great I'm sure they will be happier and the pictures will be better too.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZD2j1FV4Zs3JEEXZrXZv4To7dzXa0vjQ41H35F_OhnVRaipPlxMiaS0vPoG3wpy7Rr0ZdbmWLIlTEbjiQaLJgr91K_SAdLb6K3H0HdUpxeD8Ut9K60i-D1yWHai2QL6nSe0BjKuVNWGj/s1600-h/100_2010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347278462440447554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZD2j1FV4Zs3JEEXZrXZv4To7dzXa0vjQ41H35F_OhnVRaipPlxMiaS0vPoG3wpy7Rr0ZdbmWLIlTEbjiQaLJgr91K_SAdLb6K3H0HdUpxeD8Ut9K60i-D1yWHai2QL6nSe0BjKuVNWGj/s320/100_2010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFHIUW6fIv3UNOBnogqr4IuV3D4vqhKal36FsQ5CuGwjspkiw_IwFKYGyMb3dmXHR90sAfROoGkcMikFG4QQmd3IU3AzSM8Rfu8OyK_Oo6lQD92BKFrWSENo7F9A37xn9fX91D8K3LXLK/s1600-h/100_2008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347278340159878754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFHIUW6fIv3UNOBnogqr4IuV3D4vqhKal36FsQ5CuGwjspkiw_IwFKYGyMb3dmXHR90sAfROoGkcMikFG4QQmd3IU3AzSM8Rfu8OyK_Oo6lQD92BKFrWSENo7F9A37xn9fX91D8K3LXLK/s320/100_2008.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnpcyhi5Ilfjgig46AxZMAS_QmeHWRWWfnw5d4bjKUEn1UQyAHMsgGQzS2-bzdMHlHAa60Smc6-fdbt0-4ryplDvbgi2svd4ShHZ3b26T1SNW0qR6F_ViBLPp1hgEyM326CLX6wTaaCUp/s1600-h/100_2005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347278334242541762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnpcyhi5Ilfjgig46AxZMAS_QmeHWRWWfnw5d4bjKUEn1UQyAHMsgGQzS2-bzdMHlHAa60Smc6-fdbt0-4ryplDvbgi2svd4ShHZ3b26T1SNW0qR6F_ViBLPp1hgEyM326CLX6wTaaCUp/s320/100_2005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZVFM_FtGLSNXzixTrLVP9r77OOHv6R1eJPqHdaqq0GOulOtxVZnejrzt_B6WEcJDbftMosOWElWKyoClLeesMPjrlZ_d5J7UHd-pTCP7vEy6qTynqLRJFPbKg7jfZ3Lq6CDmyYj4d7bF/s1600-h/100_2004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347278331489834258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZVFM_FtGLSNXzixTrLVP9r77OOHv6R1eJPqHdaqq0GOulOtxVZnejrzt_B6WEcJDbftMosOWElWKyoClLeesMPjrlZ_d5J7UHd-pTCP7vEy6qTynqLRJFPbKg7jfZ3Lq6CDmyYj4d7bF/s320/100_2004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIx9_oLw7vKkxYFAWHRUaxlT7XdU4UpLhjl3H3QTdJz4n2EhgbJSq21NY0EdFxjM3jS3pwx33LohCL_vBq1Qj1DFo-ZnQk0jJ2COa3w44VLhCgpTFZRxBQu1Obiaaw2DYDlfdxA45aRGT/s1600-h/100_1999.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347278320231082658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIx9_oLw7vKkxYFAWHRUaxlT7XdU4UpLhjl3H3QTdJz4n2EhgbJSq21NY0EdFxjM3jS3pwx33LohCL_vBq1Qj1DFo-ZnQk0jJ2COa3w44VLhCgpTFZRxBQu1Obiaaw2DYDlfdxA45aRGT/s320/100_1999.JPG" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-70342128705517702702009-06-09T16:47:00.000-07:002009-06-09T17:29:50.144-07:00Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner it is....<div> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwBjNA166sUMOirgOv77ryOGvGCo1Ri5Xz8yYNP-POvQlyQo4QVvj3Xfg5pIc0BgLFtOlKiSV9ShAolXaPxCA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Peter was nice enough to give in and let me have a few chickens so I'm giving in on the names. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner it is. Peter has decided that Breakfast is the little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">yellow</span> one ( the Brahma). The jury is still out on who is Lunch and who is Dinner. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is amazing what a difference just a couple of days make. Breakfast is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">definitely</span> changing, but L&D have really started to feather out, especially on their wings (see pics). We took them out in the sun for the first time yesterday. After about five minutes a neighbor was approaching with their dog so we decided to call it quits. We are trying to keep them from actually being "breakfast, lunch, or dinner".</div></div><div> </div><div><div>Seth and I are off to DC to visit Kara for a few days. Peter will hold down the fort and menagerie until the weekend. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAapaougTqX6Ma-JuLLdIUoFcSWDcakxy94hA97bi2sPaPu1DlPv6N5o4lS-SvBcTieNcRwKw33N6Yp7y2Rqv1Wev1f-r9cWNxUFY72kQ7aWCoNdkgfRbezuNtu6u1m2vMncT1nR6cTE4Z/s1600-h/100_1995.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345486780233228978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAapaougTqX6Ma-JuLLdIUoFcSWDcakxy94hA97bi2sPaPu1DlPv6N5o4lS-SvBcTieNcRwKw33N6Yp7y2Rqv1Wev1f-r9cWNxUFY72kQ7aWCoNdkgfRbezuNtu6u1m2vMncT1nR6cTE4Z/s320/100_1995.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsCWSnScgdyxGDGME5lHM6kt57pVGpnvOGJt3_Y77yTEg7WKz1TSlONSQj1Ab0GJ7ce4K86ypaxQC6ztNw6lXrLjKxmu6MoxDhLv-isTplhb2v6WwksffZKRJTamYOTDBqkTrSwVwEYj_/s1600-h/three.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345486149447298226" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsCWSnScgdyxGDGME5lHM6kt57pVGpnvOGJt3_Y77yTEg7WKz1TSlONSQj1Ab0GJ7ce4K86ypaxQC6ztNw6lXrLjKxmu6MoxDhLv-isTplhb2v6WwksffZKRJTamYOTDBqkTrSwVwEYj_/s320/three.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7TrB5msgwE7WfkniBIHrI2TN68UV0B-z1Fe4VliA7O9jCxNK5rEus6Nim6ykLj2LkaumP4IlxFFyK8JDZGKV0SGQrOaxX0QwZAFFjLOauPWCVWL2XhQ6Q4H1m0VujoyfqqTCeEA5Zfp_/s1600-h/grass.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345486159917718466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7TrB5msgwE7WfkniBIHrI2TN68UV0B-z1Fe4VliA7O9jCxNK5rEus6Nim6ykLj2LkaumP4IlxFFyK8JDZGKV0SGQrOaxX0QwZAFFjLOauPWCVWL2XhQ6Q4H1m0VujoyfqqTCeEA5Zfp_/s320/grass.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOvS-2OL3GtfxT4rBkyUK1R6HfwfOGHakh0PUvtRztoO0wlHeA2iPuChwv_RXvVbCkfn_pIMj4tjEhnvDBbm2GMpcmHqUvOnut8haLnu2eH5nr93z7-R9yHfEgtIXo1fhajUDJJDNQbsd/s1600-h/dinnerwing.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345486155183128770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOvS-2OL3GtfxT4rBkyUK1R6HfwfOGHakh0PUvtRztoO0wlHeA2iPuChwv_RXvVbCkfn_pIMj4tjEhnvDBbm2GMpcmHqUvOnut8haLnu2eH5nr93z7-R9yHfEgtIXo1fhajUDJJDNQbsd/s320/dinnerwing.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729864164729225074.post-54129808486321402232009-06-06T20:20:00.000-07:002009-06-07T03:34:21.710-07:00Berk Berk Berk!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjm-c1eV2US__k9qM7YfL2Yy5huXKTNT8ljKnMQ6uFJxRdmLaRelPYc6MDCFEl4Y9-FcKRhHZ4rrDwiAQWemGBzrPRzg4V76CBMNVQMLK0fKyS2lSeSVjs3OJ-nZ-H1dxPPLk93RQWCc9/s1600-h/100_1939.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344372097408004034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjm-c1eV2US__k9qM7YfL2Yy5huXKTNT8ljKnMQ6uFJxRdmLaRelPYc6MDCFEl4Y9-FcKRhHZ4rrDwiAQWemGBzrPRzg4V76CBMNVQMLK0fKyS2lSeSVjs3OJ-nZ-H1dxPPLk93RQWCc9/s320/100_1939.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br />HANG'N WITH OUR PEEPS!<br /><br /><div><span style="color:#330033;">We're turning the crazy notch "to eleven" here in Groveland. As if two 80lb dogs and a toddler weren't enough fun, we've added 3 chickens (hens) to the mix. Peter is lovingly referring to the girls as Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner but I'm thinking more along the lines of Blanche, Rose and Dorothy. We'll have to see how that plays out. We picked them up at the local feed store today. The two smaller hens (The Brahma is light yellow & Easter Egger/Araucana is the dark chick) are about a week old. The larger hen, a Buff Orpington seems to be a little over two weeks old although they were not totally sure. The Orpington and Brahma are brown egg layers while the Easter Egger is a hybrid that will lay a green or blue egg. We have a couple weeks until the coop arrives. Between now and then they will feather out in a sun dome we have set up in the guest room. We'll be keeping track of their growth and progress in this blog. We hope to post new pictures and updates every couple of days. Please check back often and watch the progression from fuzzy chick to mature hen. Seth is already excited beyond belief. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#330033;">In a few months the chickens probably wont be as exciting as they are right now. Once they are grown, well keep this blog going with pictures and updates of all things Seth and Marchant family related. Please cyber stalk us on a regualr basis. All for now. Stay tuned...........</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqkIjRckNv6vsrAR6vwmnH_wtDPP7a5yX2YB-2vEA54Qxes0EWN705b8V8tBdmorg1iU1nmho2NWp7Oxn6YQiXwrdcq3cteoCpwtaFpc2AnMLxmkPvaffuqIjcZJFxKW15Vd9AkRZTWo3/s1600-h/100_1941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344366251886512450" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqkIjRckNv6vsrAR6vwmnH_wtDPP7a5yX2YB-2vEA54Qxes0EWN705b8V8tBdmorg1iU1nmho2NWp7Oxn6YQiXwrdcq3cteoCpwtaFpc2AnMLxmkPvaffuqIjcZJFxKW15Vd9AkRZTWo3/s320/100_1941.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E7AL45SMbEszzTWFWja2uox9jSfs7CbFgqY-q4vuoh8t_PupjCoRvqJJ6PML04ZhekRw5MrtkHmTHetTjx6oGeOp520tzAYBuiFqbJNpkgiNo1pRK5R_tHSRdEnSi677e3tK8PosUBg2/s1600-h/100_1951.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344367588352739266" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E7AL45SMbEszzTWFWja2uox9jSfs7CbFgqY-q4vuoh8t_PupjCoRvqJJ6PML04ZhekRw5MrtkHmTHetTjx6oGeOp520tzAYBuiFqbJNpkgiNo1pRK5R_tHSRdEnSi677e3tK8PosUBg2/s320/100_1951.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hvpzMCaFhN8_5IXzLdVG2pqcq38E82QQEaDx6DHP8WqCzrkyu2K9_9UZ1pY0Fp_7LEgJcV3je1zDe-OLCQzfxaR-GJV1FlOWKiUK9Qrf2z4AEy92Gzm9yomEjR7jFyeE9OTaIH3mLau6/s1600-h/100_1938.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFP7p7y5hIqQ1uUFfr6vfE2oF-oWFdm4imnehU_BQ9K2PzFSgjs1HDe7BK8iPGwJa_rOdT2iwF4s5U_mSDsjTb7BpFIDiFGJPuVRFHULy1EejbLrQplWOrgxPsWqZ_VgQeKvAUbF5aUTF/s1600-h/100_1938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344367594935210882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFP7p7y5hIqQ1uUFfr6vfE2oF-oWFdm4imnehU_BQ9K2PzFSgjs1HDe7BK8iPGwJa_rOdT2iwF4s5U_mSDsjTb7BpFIDiFGJPuVRFHULy1EejbLrQplWOrgxPsWqZ_VgQeKvAUbF5aUTF/s320/100_1938.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYkqi-0n7cZLVZdSpW1lYUFjFryHBm1Wxe4IiSFDneoRU7eGfX6FBJSCzRa39tiXkK0EB3Y886Q6dPevLT1hDY-A6U2ftdFmOM2bhQUmgC1k3dNHuvuKqXrnzrVzfEyS4UFC4Lugor8tM/s1600-h/100_1942.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344367592248941618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYkqi-0n7cZLVZdSpW1lYUFjFryHBm1Wxe4IiSFDneoRU7eGfX6FBJSCzRa39tiXkK0EB3Y886Q6dPevLT1hDY-A6U2ftdFmOM2bhQUmgC1k3dNHuvuKqXrnzrVzfEyS4UFC4Lugor8tM/s320/100_1942.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYk_6wH4HaE2zRq3WnhquUgcJQV_gCUxKRwnFzQGS3jGnotU80CmJI6HLcBUchGltCopQHbOdbRG_yhpp65uFP8BQqpU7MFMmTJ0v0aOOD5iRRDcancnVMY_4j_pmvhSJna8A0fRXvJDQ/s1600-h/100_1951.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642096040789872201noreply@blogger.com1