Update on Mickey = not good. She is probably pretty upset! Yesterday I went out to gather eggs and she was sitting in a different box, on different eggs. I felt her eggs, (I knew which were hers because I marked them LOL) hoping to shove them back under her but they were cold. It looks as though another hen or two layed eggs in her nest when she got up and those eggs somehow broke and were eaten up. (If eggs get cracks in them or leak the chickens devour them like cannibals.) Poor Mickey had tried to sit back on her eggs with the broken ones and was covered in egg yolk and so were her eggs. I had to take them from her and get rid of them. She is still trying to sit on eggs so I keep putting her outside since she doesn't understand. Hopefully she gives up soon and will try again next year. These things happen! I'm just glad the eggs with chicks in them didn't break since I'd have to see that.......I never want to see that!

I have finally decided to put down the things Jack says daily that make us laugh. He is at the age where his personality is really starting to show and he is quite the character. Already today he's made me laugh twice. :o)
The first time, I was helping him get dressed and singing a Cat Steven's song. I think I sing Cat Steven's pretty dang good but Jack thought otherwise and said "Stop singing that you're makin' me sick." :-O Then he started singing it.
The second time I was moaning and groaning again about being sick. I'm so sick....it's supposed to be a sinus infection but isn't going away and my head hurts so bad I layed down on the couch and said "help me Jack, I'm so sick!" He looked at me and said "I not a doctor, I Jack!" Yesterday he brought me a cup of water (I was laying on the couch, sick LOL) and said "here, this will take the sick away." :o) He's a nice little boy sometimes!

This is Mickey, Colby's black hen. She's been trying to sit on eggs for awhile now but it's been too cold so I've been taking them from her. Now of course, it's SPRING so I'm letting her have at it! She had 5 eggs under her last night but I took 3 of them and left her two to hatch. Somehow she obtained 2 more eggs today though so I give up and she gets 4 babies if they all hatch. :o) I took them today when she got off her nest to mark them and once she realized they were gone she started chattering away. I gave them back and she shoved them all back under her and gave me a scolding. Chickens are so cute! It's especially fun to watch them be Mamas!
I guess if she stays on this clutch the babies will hatch around the 28th.....if she gets up and gives up there is another little hen out there that tries off and on to be a Mama so I'll let her. Yay for babies!