It was a busy, non-chicken sort of time last week. The chooks, however, continued to produce, a total of eighteen eggs for the week (four 3-egg days and three 2-egg days).

Not much progress was made on any of the barnyard projects, but hopefully this weekend will allow some things to get done.

There is one more pleasure to recount from all of this. While the young pullets pretty much stay in the barnyard yet, the four Reds continue to wander and explore. They like the myrtle patch right beneath our side porch, and have discovered that the birds visiting the nearby feeders (and the marauding goats) are sloppy eaters, and leave little bits of seed behind. So for the last few days, they've been hanging around the house. It's nice to have them there. No matter what goes on in the world with annoying and alarming headlines, the chickens create this oasis of peace and quiet by simply looking after their own little chicken needs.

Nice.