Easter Chicks

As usual these pictures are terribly out of order so start with Easter Sunday morning at the top and work your way back to Good Friday! I am too lazy to think ahead! It was a great weekend!

This Easter was all about Chris wanting Miss A to experience country life through Chickens! He called me during her gymnastics and said: "What do you think about me getting Ash a baby chick for her Easter present?" He went on to convince me it would be low maintence, low cost, fresh eggs, it could live in the fenced garden - no big deal and Ash would love it -ok - 1 baby chick. I had heard that they ate bugs especially scorpions - and we had experienced a scorpion problem as we are in a drought and sure let's try it - Well my sweet darling husband came home with 2 baby chicks and 4 grown chickens. OH MY!

They really have not been too bad except they cannot step 2 inches without pooping! We have kept the babies in a dog carrier and the big ones out in the garden. We experienced tragedy after about a month of having the grown chickens. All 4 were killed by some unknown animal. We tried everything to keep them contained to a certain area at night but it was a definite lesson in country life so Miss A. The picture above and below is Rosa - she loved to be held and Ash was happy to oblige. Our two baby chicks are now practically grown and Chris built them a new coop. She wants to still hold them daily and they dont exactly agree with her plan and she gets scratched regularly! It is really funny to hear her tell people she is not afraid of anything because she is a "Farm girl" - she is really helpful getting them food and water each day. Always an interesting time around here!

Deer at our back feeder - bailey loves to chase them

Bailey is obsessed with the chickens - she cannot rest and must chase them relentlessly but never tries to hurt them

Doesnt everyone swim on Good Friday? I remember when it used to snow in Lubbock on that day!