B612, Peakwalker.

Ever since daughter Elizabeth acquired chickens this past summer, we find ourselves drawn to observing them, their quirks and egg-centricities. Today, lured outside with my camera hoping for a shot of B612 (also known as Eggatha) posing like a weathervane atop the chicken coop, I instead found myself fascinated by her abilities as a peakwalker, the careful placement of each talon, the balance allowing her to keep upright despite the fact that her plump body is held up by two stick legs...she does have a moment or two of fluttering, but then even Olympic balance beam walkers are known to have a point or two deducted for "corrections" during a routine, right? Keep practicing, B, you ARE impressive!

Chickens Eating Grapes Sept. 15, 2010

Happy, Healthy, and The Tastes of Fall

Rick heard from our Chicken Mentor and "Mama" Wendy Thomas that we should be on the lookout for eggs, since siblings of our chickens are now producing "fart eggs," prequels to the full-sized ones that will come later.

I followed Eleanor to the yard to have a look in the coop and to watch her routine of refilling water, checking dry food, and then feeding fresh tasty veggies. Today's delights included some stale oats from the Coventrys next door and some of the delicious ripe grapes growing on the old swingset frame near the coop. Yum!

Eleanor also held Omelettedala, still our most impressive and dominant chicken queen, for some portrait shots that came out rather nicely in the late afternoon light.