Joyce kept two black hens from the first batch of chickens she raised when that flock had gotten too old to lay. The two were pets, more or less, and while one died some time ago, she thinks one of the black hens she has now is the other from the first flock. That hen has always wanted to sit on a clutch of eggs but was never allowed to since the eggs were needed for human consumption. For a while now the egg production generally from the current flock has been light and spotty. It appears Joyce will allow the current flock to live out their lives and not replace them with a new flock. Continue reading “Chick”
Chick
by rakeeter 
Celebrating September/October birthdays has been a challenge this year. It was simple enough with Vivian. Jill made a cake, we sang happy birthday and Vivian opened presents. But Rebecca and Joyce were another matter. Rebecca’s was on Monday, October 3 when we were still in Garland. We got home that afternoon but Monday is an odd time to celebrate a birthday so the plan was to combine Li’l r’s with Joyce’s the following Sunday. We did manage to squeeze it in Sunday afternoon between other activities so they got their cake and all but I still haven’t gotten a present for Joyce. She just waves me off when I suggest doing so. 
