Chicken Update

Chicken update: The girls have been running free around the property. We let them out in the morning when we know we are going to be staying around. What has surprised us is the fact that they stay very close to wherever we are. Here you can see Lady Di enjoying a dirt bath right beside the trailer door. She is the one that preens and fusses about her looks more than the rest. The dirt bath is meant to clear away mites. Perhaps she has more than the rest because of her being white. Mites are attracted to white.

Last year I planted alfalfa and it came back again this year. The girls get in and enjoy a half hour of eating a day. It is very high in minerals and nutritional vitamins. Bring on those healthy eggs girls! Speaking of eggs, we are getting 2 a day. I can live with that. They are sooo delicious. Yesterday I made a Sage Frittata with Charred Tomatoes and Goat Cheese over mixed greens. I don't think I have ever had eggs that good.

Here you can see adventuresome Kate scratching and checking for bugs in amongst the alfalfa. She is very quick, often taking juicy slugs and bugs right out of the mouths of the others. It is really fun to watch the chickens run and flutter over to anything they think they  might be missing out on. We have come to really enjoy the royal ladies. Can't imagine life without them any more.

Make sure to give advance notice when you plan to come. We'll cook you up a mean pan of eggs!