Muddy Boots

Chick Flicks

From Flickr, that is. :)

They are now nine days old and today had their first taste of grass.  They must have really liked that grass ~ the whole gang went into a feeding frenzy after I sprinkled the cut-up greens in their box.  One little chickling didn't want to share and was chasing the rest away from the bootie.  I quick flick of my wrist and the greens were scattered throughout the box.  The brute couldn't protect that much territory and so settled into sharing.  They must really like their greens ~ not a single speck remains!

"What's this green stuff?"

"Whuhchoo lookin at?"

After a few pictures, I couldn't get anymore because they all rushed to hide in the corner.  They did NOT like the flash from my camera.  Even all that lush greenery wouldn't lure them out until I got rid of it.

Not much else is happening on the homestead, hence my preoccupation with the chicklets.  Weather-wise we are still in the throes of summer, but most of the garden is long gone, victim to our unrelenting drought.  We did manage to pick five ears of corn for dinner last night, but it was well past its sweetness.  Had a truckload of dirt hauled in (and let me tell ya, it does NOT resemble the rich, black dirt of my Illinois youth!) to make a raised flower bed in the front yard, to build up the bed on the south side of the house where the dirt currently resembles concrete more closely than dirt, and if we still have enough energy we'll make a raised bed in the back yard for an herb garden.

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{ 08:44, Sunday, February 3, 2008 } { Posted by gabbie427 }

What adorable chicks!!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo