Rooster Finds a New Home

Our rooster has been re-homed. He will be joining a small flock of hens in the country.

Best Wishes . . . and Cock-a-Doodle-Doo to You!!!!

It's Official . . . We Have a Rooster

After weeks of speculating, it is official. We do have at least one rooster in our midst. Our suspicions were confirmed the other day when Lauren heard a strange crowing noise coming from the chicken pen. She wasn't looking at the chickens at the time and didn't know who it was.

Then, yesterday morning Earl and I heard the crowing, too. We've been suspecting that the former Rosita (now Rocky) and/or the former Stephanie (now Rambo) are roosters. So, based on the crowing, we've been waiting to find out which one of the two of them is the boy.

This morning the crowing began again around 8am when I went outside to take out the garbage. I slid back the cover on the chicken pen and watched to see who was crowing. One crow . . .

It wasn't Rocky.

"Nope, not me."

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So I waited . . .

Another crow . . .

It wasn't Rambo.

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At this point I'm thinking, "You've GOT to be kidding me!"

A few more crows came and went before I was able to lay eyes on the rooster. Big surprise, it was none other than . . .






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Dory

Outdoor Pen

We got a nice pen built for the chickens so they can graze on grass and get some sun. They are thoroughly enjoying their time outside each day.




Getting some sun.












A nice dust bath for Phoebe, Buffy and the Bantam formerly known as Stephanie.



More dusting.

Handling Chickens

After some time outside for the chickens, Grandma and Grandpa helped get them back in the garage.




Apparently Rachel had other ideas about being held.



This little chicken is always easy to handle -- a perfect one for Grandma.

Lauren's High School Graduation

Lauren has officially graduated from high school.

We start off with Lauren's graduation portrait, followed by some photos from graduation.



Lauren's graduation picture



The stage



"Why did I wear such HIGH heels?"



Entering the stage



A hug for Sue Hull



Principal Kraska: "Here's your diploma . . . You DID return all your overdue textbooks, right?"



"Don't trip, don't trip, don't trip . . ."




"Whew!"



Uncle Doug, Grandma, Sam, Lauren, Mom & Emma (we had lost Daddy in the crowd and he hadn't reappeared yet)




Dad, Lauren, Mom & Emma (the sun was SO bright!)




Grandma, Lauren & Grandpa



Lauren, Nathan and Shannon



Mikey and Lauren



Mom, Lauren, Dad & Emma



"Tah-Dah"



Senior Class Speaker Michael Hunter & Lauren



The pretty graduate



Lauren & Nathan



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Grandma, Lauren & Grandpa

Mother's Day

A few pictures from Mother's Day 2010.




The Hughes Family



The Brattens. Notice Doug on his toes so that he could be as tall as Sam.



Mom was feeling a little too short, so the men stooped down to her height.



Mom teasing Dad.



What a handsome couple.

New Perches for the Roost

Dad stopped by today to attach some larger diameter branches for the chickens' roost. He did a good job, but managed to mangle his poor fingers on the wire he used for attaching the branches. He was quite a mess by the time he finished.



Cutting the perches to the proper length.







The chickens waiting for the return of their roost.








Chandler was the first to try.




Bloody fingers. Poor Dad.

Renamed Chickens

We had a special request today to rename some of the chickens. My sister, Stephanie, didn't like her namesake (she said she was ugly) and wanted to have Chloe named after her. Then her kids, Bristol and Dylan, wanted to have chickens named after them and chose chickens that they liked, so here are the changes . . .




Unnamed at this time (formerly Stephanie)




Bristol (formerly Gretel)



Dylan (formerly Janice)



Stephanie (formerly Chloe)