10-07-13 Lefty, Le Poule de L’Ombre Gaucher

2:15 pm  Light sun showers this morning.  By the time I got to the girls’ coop, the sun was bright and the air had a bit of nip to it in the shade. As each of the girls came out of the coop, they let me lightly run my hand over their back feathers – all but Lefty.  ...

10-06-13 Fresh Eggs

    2:05 pm  It’s a bright sunny day today.  The girls are in a good mood.  When I opened the coop, they huddled around me briefly then set out to graze with great gusto. Lizbeth took the lead and began working the rhododendrons near the house.  The others...

Lourdes Tells Her Story

Lourdes is usually quiet, reserved and reluctant to do anything without Lupe … until today.  She told me her story It is true, Lupe and I are sisters.  We come from a big family in a small village in Guatemala.  We were much younger and thought we knew everything. I...

10-05-13 Day after the monster

3 pm.  Beautiful sunny  day. The girls were still spooked.  When I opened to coop, I had to coax them out.  Instead of heading out to scratch, they huddled with me as if asking for reassurance all was OK. After checking in they relaxed and headed out.  At first they...

10-04-13 Monster!

1:48pm, clear sunny skies and temps in the mid 60′s.  Thought it would be a good day to let the girls have a good run out of the coop. But when I got there, they were all upset. Instead of them pushing to get out ot the coop, they all huddled around me, all talking at...