September 10th

 

So, it's National Chicken Month.

I told the girls but they didn't seem interested.

They walked away while I was talking.

They do that a lot.

I've told them that it's rude, but they never listen.

I'd have given them a piece of my mind,

but that particular commodity is in short supply.

The CEO was weed eating the backyard 

so they probably thought they'd miss a tasty bite if 

they didn't follow his every move.

No, they aren't afraid of loud noises

or the potential death from a stray

whack of the weed eater.

They bravely take on the blades of the 

lawnmower too.

It's like Don Quixote taking on windmills.

As the desperate insects abandon their

grassy hiding places to get out 

of the way of the lawnmower blades

and the neon green plastic wire of death,

the girls line up for the smorgasbord.

Makes me wonder....

If chickens are a distant cousin of T Rex,

and other "thunder lizards",

were they grabbing those 6 foot

insects as a snack too?

So....

I looked it up.

Most of the large insects lived way

before the emergence of dinosaurs,

but they'd have likely shared

the Earth with a large silverfish

looking insect as well as 

dragonflies, damselflies and of course

Roaches!

All of those listed above were huge!

So, maybe a dino or two made a 

kind of fast food meal out of them.

Like the low hanging fruit of the Jurassic.

Woulda been nice if they'd have eaten

so many that the roaches became extinct.

(Can I get an Amen?)

Say it with me....

AMEN!

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🐔

Their feathers are coming back in,

finally.

This is Pepper.

This is Nugget.

That's Lucy on the other side of the coop,

Ethel to the left,

Nugget,

then Hazel.

They are munching on a seed block.

They are a bunch of freeloaders.

Nobody's laying eggs.

The CEO brought out the huge crawfish pot

to show them who's boss,

and how conveniently they'd fit.

Nope...

didn't work.

They know we are way too soft hearted.

💓

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The herbs are still looking good.

I harvest some, then use the dehydrator

and then grind them in a coffee grinder that

I use especially for herbs and veggies.

This is Greek Oregano

Thai Basil

Lavender

Bay Laurel

with its' flower buds.

Collard Greens

We grow this especially for the hens.

They love it!

This is called Icebox Watermelon.

The LSU Ag site says to

harvest them when their stems

start to wither.

This one's stem is still nicely green.

My French Thyme

ran outta time.

😞

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This is my PSA....

Eat locally.

Don't buy this kind of food.

Go to a farmers market or

prepare it yourself.

And in that same vein....

And,

here's my Haiku about

the hen poop in the coop.

No, no no no no.

No, no no no no no no.

No, no, no, no, no.

😂