The GiRLS are getting big ...

It has been two weeks and two days since I brought home the brood.

Things I Learned Today ...

To provide a little context, this afternoon I was on campus participating in a computer skills professional development class ...

The things i learned ...

1 - There IS a difference between the Willard and Wagner buildings. While they may be neighbors on the list of PSU facilities I can assure you that there actual spatial relationship is much ...

Nice day for a jog 75+ and sunny.

2 - ALWAYS have your wallet with you. End up ... creamery between you and the car. One dollar bill in my pocket ... can't even get a bag of cheese curds for a dollar. mmmm

3 - If it is your first time in the Willard building and you start a fire [i am sure you had your reasons] make it a small one. That building is the most nonsensical arrangement of hallways ...

4 - Someone neds to implement a better process for screening registrants [vis a vis the prerequisite skills] ADVANCED .... control V / V as in Victor.

Belts, Washboards and Hawks ... OH MY ...

Summer's Best ...
belt man ...
Graham on warshboard ... train whistle
Hawk

The Hypotenuse ...

Put in a little Coop Time this afternoon.

I worked on trimming out one end of the roof and threw some roosts in.

DAD & Sarah were both napping so I had to do the math myself.

add before & after images of rood end & inside coop

All they do is Eat & Poop ...

poultry or pet ?

Rest in Peace Sleepy

We have our first chicken grave.

Meet The Girls [i hope] ...

SLEEPY … see the DATE post

FOGHORN & LEGHORN

Do I really need to explain this one? I mean … what better name for a pair of identical looking chickens? They are good looking birds and judging by their appearance [as I have no birth certificates] they seem to be the oldest of the brood. I make this claim based on their high percentage of “real feathers” [as opposed to down] and of course on my hours of poultry research and experience.

HAWKEYE

Of course the boldest, most unique chick gets the most powerful name. I am really hoping that this one is a female. I am not sure how I could part with a chicken named “Hawkeye”. I guess I could always recycle the name a la The Simpsons cats, with a numeric suffix. Along these lines … please do not suggest “Snowball” as a name. We already have a cat that answers to that name. It would get really confusing.

FLASH

This chick is the leader of the pack. To the casual observer Flash may be hard to distinguish from Foghorn & Leghorn. But if one looks closely, differences in feather patterns can be identified.

LEFTY [aka Scooter ?]

This goofy bird came to us with a crooked neck. As such, she was easy to pick out of the group of nondescript white birds.

SCOOTER

and THE REST ...

The Adventure Begins ...

For those of you that do not know me well … I have a tendency to talk … a lot. I enjoy saying things for shock value and sometimes I speak just to hear my own voice. I like to talk about things that I would like to do “IF …”. At times my verbal diarrhea and pipe dreams crystallize. I have turned fantasies of motorcycle and firearm ownership into concrete [and loud] realities. I was able [at least temporarily] to tame the wilds of the Ruins to create a Friday night campfire fort.

OK … enough back story.

Having a few laying hens was something I talked about for a while. I did not perceive my lack of knowledge about rearing domesticated fowl as a barrier. I like pets and I like eggs. What more did I need?