3 (more) Musketeers

When a neighbor asks if you want some laying hens in October, you don't even THINK about the added mouths to feed this winter - you grab 'em! We have a dozen or so "little" ladies that won't be old enough to lay until Spring, and I was kicking myself for not ordering more...

We always have a waiting list for eggs, and the current flock is a bit "aged"... so Spring was going to be tough - until Jordan decided to downsize...

She had 5 nice, big Delaware ladies - so we took three, and another neighbor farmgirl took two.

We've installed them in the (recently vacated) chicken tractor until everyone gets used to the new digs.

And the added bonus - we had no idea what the "unidentified chick" that came from the hatchery might be, until we saw the markings on the Delawares...

Speckles has an identity - she's a Delaware!

They come a peepin'

It's strange to think that folks actually get in their cars to drive several hours just to look at what is all around...but it's that time again!

This is the view out my front door - the Taconic Trail which follows the border of NYS between VT and MA.

Note to self: Buy new card for the camera, and slow down long enough to take notice and perhaps some pictures. Snow will be here before you know it...