Sunday, February 17, 2008




CASUALTY IN THE COOP

Well, we're officially in compliance with county ordinance 15849 - or something like that. Chicken #6 passed away on Saturday. Our first casualty of the bunch. Very close to their 3 yr anniversary. The remaining 5 are quite full of spirit so we'll see what happens. We haven't uncovered the cause of death yet as autopsy results are pending. We were told they should take about 4-6 weeks before we'll know. It's quite tragic as you can imagine. Chris and I had a somber, but not sober, moment with the Reverend Jack Daniels to mourn her passing. The kids just wondered, and wondered, and then wondered some more..."but where did she go?" She was one of two we called "Pinky". Now there's only 1.
It's been a lovely late winter here. The daffidils are in full bloom. We are SOOOO looking forward to Easter and seeing a bunch of the familia. It's still not too late to RSVP.

The first picture is where it all happened - the coop. The second is "big boy Jackson" - he's about 25 lbs overweight, but as far as we can tell, had nothing to do with 'the incident'. Finally, two tired little toddlers about to embark on lunch - also with an alibi for the tragedy.

Happy President's Day to all those Presidents out there.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your post is hilarious! The kids are so cute. Changing so much. Is that picture them in your backyard? If so it looks really good. See you all soon.

Aunt Par and Baby Brooklyn

Anonymous said...

Yup - things are really starting to come together. I can't wait to share it with everyone. Hopefully we'll have nice weather. BTW - I have 2 port-a-cribs. Still checking into the strollers but most likely "yes". Talk to you soon. H.

Simon and Michelle said...

Wow, how sad. However, I had to laugh about your post. When are you all coming out here? It's been many years, but I understand with two kids how hard it can be to travel. We have a nice yard now, so if you do come out, we can camp out or something fun like that. Rayann loved looking at the picture of Jackson and is in love with him. She is such a dog person. Love to you all!!!!

The Hanke's said...

Oh good. I am getting so excited. Its coming so fast. One month and we will be there. Whoo Hoo!