The chicks left the coop

The chickens are still there, but my nieces returned to their home in NJ today. The Chicken Girls have already told me that they miss the daily visits. They also told me to thank B&E for the grapes—there was a serious chicken war for the 8 or 9 grapes that I brought with me to give to them this afternoon. The Husband is bringing the rest out there right now.

Clairebear and Ellabella were guests at Lester's Flat for this past week. In addition to their beauty pageant performances, they spent a good deal of time in the creek, swimming with Lester and Sophie and the lobsters (crayfish). They also made daily trips to the Chicken Shack in search of eggs, including finding 2 of the largest, double-yolk eggs we have ever seen. No more baby-size eggs from these hens!

Bacon and Cheerios® seemed to be the breakfast of choice for the girls, and we had some very healthy lunches and dinners to make up for the bacon overload. Ellabella's contributions were scrambling the eggs and slicing the homegrown "magic" veggies for salad. Clairebear sliced and sautéed apples and peaches for breakfast, and once for dessert. Yum!