Gift Giving

It's cold here today the water inside the chicken coop was frozen this morning I had a fresh supply of warm water and feed with me when I went out today first thing.  New snow less than an inch here they call it the banana belt here, all around in the higher elevations they are measuring snow in feet and  inches. The chickens did great in the snow here we got two eggs. They all came out of the coop and did their scratch and peck thing. When I open the kitchen door it squeaks just a bit the hens come running across the yard if it's during their range time thinking it's treat time for them. 

This fall they have done a good job cleaning out the flower beds from weeds and bugs maybe a bit too good a few bulbs have been unearthed that I planted before getting them so I'll be rethinking that a bit in the spring and moving some bulbs.  

Today I got sweet C.O.B. [corn, oats & barley] for the chickens something new for me to get for them but the store said people buy it all the time for chickens. It sure smells good and yummy! I can't wait to see how they react. The last that I got was not sweet did not have molasses added. I still feel silly getting a 55 lb. sack of feed for this few hens but they eventually eat it it does take a few months. 

On our list was a new hatchet handle but we were unable to find one so the hunt is on hubby is having a blast going to all the sporting goods store in his quest for this item. The one sporting goods shop was packed and they were lined up at the gun counter and ammo was stacked up with a sign that said while supplies last it was the busiest I've ever see it in there!

This afternoon I got to show off my chickens to some folks up the road with their kids and they said his dad wants some so they were talking about chicks for him I suggested a gift certificate and taking the grand kids with when he got the chicks instead of buying them for him in case he is not set up and told them how long it took us to get ready. As they might not know what breed he wanted they said that they would ask him.