Chicken sitting

Well, I'm on a new adventure...

Our neighbor at the corner...where we rent our Summer Pasture..needed a chicken sitter....and since we love her and she always takes such good care of our cows...I volunteered for the job! Plus, Wynona is the original cattle woman/rancher girl...she knows EVERYTHING about ANYTHING...and I sooooo love collecting her knowledge!

Now, I totally understand and know LOTS about Cows...and she has a heifer named Sarah that I'm feeding hay to every day...no problem..I can handle that. Sarah is kind of special...at first she was totally blind, and would only come to Wynona's voice...but, now she has sight in one eye...and after the first couple days of curious, stand-offishness...she comes to me when I call too :D

Now, to feed Sarah I have to go into her pasture...and that's just where the chickens roam free (as in free-range chickens :D) . The first day...I went in, called Sarah, put down her flake of hay and headed over to check the water trough...that's when I noticed a chicken coming pretty quickly toward me...with a mean sort of look on it's face...(Not being a chicken girl, I couldn't tell if it was a hen or Rooster...because I don't think it's full grown yet??!?! And, do they ever smile or look happy???) It truly was intending to peck me...so, I headed out...I decided the next day I would be the boss of him...and I guess he just wanted to check me out the first day, because he's never came near me again..(Oh, I think it really is a he...as I heard him crowing at me before I left :D)

Next, I have to go inside the chicken coop...feed them some grain...and then check the nest area for eggs. It's kind of fun looking for the eggs....and those Hens are so quiet they often catch me off-guard sitting on their nest. No worries, I just leave them alone...figuring the next day I'll get those eggs. Well, pretty much once they see me, they squawk and fly out....the first time, that totally scared me too...now, I'm on guard for squawking, flying chickens :D Although I feel kind of bad about taking their eggs...it just makes them so happy to sit on them, I feel like I'm taking away all their joy in life :(

All that's left of chore time then is feeding the two kitties...and that's my truly the joy of my life ....taking care of kitties!

I just have to say, I'm kind of intrigued by the whole chicken deal...in some ways, they seem sooooo much easier than cows! But, for now, I think I'll just stick to cows....(& I'm so hoping my Mr. doesn't read this and get any ideas :D)

So that's my latest adventure....listening to a little crowing and clucking vs. mooing :D Hope you each get to enjoy a new adventure every now and then too! Sweet blessings!