Chicken time

Kai, Ruby and I usually have a couple of hours in the afternoon to spend together before Aaron and Pla Shee get home from work/school, so I'm always trying to switch things up a bit to keep them interested.  We have had some great weather ever since the rain let up at the beginning of the week, so yesterday we headed outside to "run so fast" (Kai's favorite phrase at the moment) and feed the chickens.  Kai was not feeling especially brave, so he opted to toss the food through the fence this time.  Ruby was loving it!

Underachievement

Winter is not a great time for egg production.  In the spring and summer months, our chickens produce between 12 and 18 eggs per day.  In winter, we're lucky to get four.  So we know that most of the chickens are just free loaders for the winter months.  But this takes under-achieving to a whole new level.