Eggs (week ending 2/12): 37The weather was almost spring-like until today, when the snow came again. The chickens enjoyed going out to forage among dead leaves and grass that hasn't quite come back to life yet, and the goats spent at least one night under the tree they keep eating tender bits off of.
Eggs (year to date): 273
I got a better look at the Two Socks cat - it actually has four white socks and a white patch on its chest. I'm also thinking of officially giving it the name "Target" because I came out to close up the chickens one night, heard some angry clucks, and that cat came scurrying out of the coop.
Saturday while I was working on projects (adding new hay to the coop litter and putting the burlap and rag "privacy curtains" back on the nest boxes), the socks cat came out and sat by the large goat gate. The chickens wandered around it for a while, ignoring it but keeping a wary eye on it. Then one of the New Hampshire Reds decided to peck it on the ear. It ran off. I thought, maybe it won't be a pest, especially since the Volunteer cat seems to be gone. It'll learn to leave the chickens alone, if it hasn't already.
But... this morning after putting food down for Cleo, while scattering scratch I heard a feline yowling from the tack room. I went to investigate and saw that Cleo and the four socks cat were contesting the food dish. Plus, the fuzzy brown Volunteer cat showed up today after being MIA for a while. I think Volunteer wandered off when the weather was good, but since it was cold, returned to where it knew food was.
Still no sign of Biscuit - I think it's no longer MIA - it's DOA.
So. Still too many cats. Four Socks is proving to be a pest. Hence the new official designation of Target. And I don't mean the store.
