Wild Winds Homestead : March 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

More Me's Please

Okay, today is one of those days when I need two of me...maybe three. I need one to go to a meeting on Friday and to the military ball on Saturday, one to stay with the children and one to go to Aunt Nettie's funeral. Not sure where to find two more Me's but i could really use them!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Sacrament meeting and Clarissa

We decided to skip sacrament meeting Sunday, we were running late. We walk in as everyone was exiting the chapel. We start down the hall, Clarissa is behind us shutting her umbrella. She looks up and notes that we are not going into the chapel. I waited for her with Wesley while Ryan take Esperanza to the bathroom to wash her face before dropping her of at the nursery.

Clarissa: Why aren't going to sacrament
Me: It is over
Clarissa: I want to go to sacrament
Me: It is over, we will go next week

I took her to the primary and left her with her teacher because she wouldn't sit down nor would she talk to me. Ryan went in shortly after that to make sure she was okay because she usually goes right in and sits down. She wasn't talking to him either. I am grateful she is forgiving and doesn't hold grudges long. We were forgiven by the end of primary! I get such a different response from the rest of the kids!

Our late chickens

Lucy the Red Star, died of natural cause of old age. We will miss her. She had the best personality!

Roni the Rhode Island Red-She was eaten, she would not stop eating eggs, we tried many things to stop her but in the end she was eating 3 eggs a day so we ate her.

Sophie the Red Star- She was egg bound, we tried to save her in vain.

Phil the Faverolle-Her death is still a mystery.

Blackbird the Black Australorp-She was injured and then several other chicken pecked out her flesh around the injury. We separated her and she eventually healed but did not walk very good. She spent most of her time just sitting in the lay box. She was put out of her misery.

Pickles the Barred Rock-She seemed to have some kind of a stroke, she stood for many hours in the same place and stared off into space. She would not eat and only drank for my husband. After a week she was kindly put out of her misery.

Willow, the Leghorn, is no more, she got in the dog pen and was played with to death.

Chicken who stopped by

Mabel the Mottled Java- She came to us from a neighbor, she would allow their other chicken in the coop. She was at the bottom of our pecking order until the new chickens arrived. She would hop the 3 foot fence and not allow the new chickens to eat their own food. She moved to the Jenie Hansen coop in West Haven! She does well there.

Ruby and Rhoda the Rhode Island Reds- Bought from a neighbor. They pecked the flesh out of Blackbird and were aggressive with several of the other hens. They found a new home with a daughter's friend. They do better there at the bottom of the pecking order.