Calgon, Take Me Away!

The Coastal Carolina Fair is fast approaching. One of the things Annalise has to do to get her chickens ready to show is give them a bath so they can be beautiful. She enlisted the help of friends Grace Anne and Ford, and together the three of them pampered two very frightened hens. I'll let the photos speak...

Yumm, Mealworms!

Is this how they make chicken soup? 

OK, Now What?!!!

a trip to Annalise's Styling Salon !

and a treat for being a brave hen!

Helen gets a final rinse...

Chicken Saturday - beginnings of a Charleston 4-H Club?

Today was Chicken Saturday! Abbey, Dakota, and Nikolai came over with Annalise to learn about keeping hens. They had a great time feeding the girls and - believe it or not - cleaning the tractor. They were even helping the hens find roaches hiding in the straw to eat - now that's SOMETHING!

Annalise will be showing two hens in the Coastal Carolina Fair in a few weeks.  To do that, she joined the Second Chance 4-H Club hosted by Bob and Dee Richey in Jedburg. They are wonderfully generous folks that I can't say enough good things about!  But the need exists for a 4-H Club in the Charleston area, so we're going to explore that possibility! I'll let the photos of the day speak for themselves. It was a great day for kids and chickens!

Koko - so much to choose from!

Paul contemplates coffee

Robin and Barkley

Hunting tasty insects for the chooks

Come here Percella!

Koko, Annalise, and Abbey - job well done!

Egg Counts

For information - and because the memory is never as accurate as the pen - I'm going to do my best to record and post the daily egg count. Most recent first...

Egg Count for week of 10/25 - 10/31:

Mon, 10/25: 5         Thu, 10/28: 

Tue, 10/26: 6         Fri, 10/29: 

Wed, 10/27:           Sat, 10/30: 

                      Sun, 10/31: 

Week total: 11

Egg Count for week of 10/18 - 10/24:

Mon, 10/18: 5         Thu, 10/21: 5

Tue, 10/19: 5         Fri, 10/22: 5

Wed, 10/20: 3         Sat, 10/23: 3

                      Sun, 10/24: 2

Week total: 28

Egg Count for week of 10/11 - 10/17:

Mon, 10/11: 5         Thu, 10/14: 4

Tue, 10/12: 6         Fri, 10/15: 5

Wed, 10/13: 4         Sat, 10/16: 5

                      Sun, 10/17:
Week total: 29

Egg Count for week of 10/4 - 10/10:

Mon, 10/4: 5          Thu, 10/7: 4

Tue, 10/5: 4          Fri, 10/8: 6

Wed, 10/6: 5          Sat, 10/9: 4

                      Sun, 10/10:5
Week total: 33

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Egg Count for week of 9/27-10/3:

Mon, 9/27: 5          Thu, 9/30:5

Tue, 9/28: 6          Fri, 10/1:3

Wed, 9/29: 4          Sat, 10/2:6

                      Sun, 10/3:3
Week total: 32

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Egg Count for week of 9/20-9/26:

Mon, 9/20: 4          Thu, 9/23: 4

Tue, 9/21: 4          Fri, 9/24: 6
Wed, 9/22: 6          Sat, 9/25: 4
                      Sun, 9/26: 3
Week total: 31

October Yogurt Surprise!

The first day of October. Cool, crisp, just right for a morning yogurt!