Someone is laying turtle eggs. The shells are soft and leathery. It is the second egg we have found like this this week. The problem is that today the eggs broke on Popcorn's chest and her white feathers are covered with dried egg yolk. We don't think it's Popcorn's egg because they are large and not white, but why was it all over Popcorn?
I'll add more calcium to their diet. I don't have oyster shells right now, but can feed them washed, crushed egg shells and I have lots of sourgrass, which is high in calcium. I also have lots of comfrey, but our patch is just coming up (it dies back in winter). It won't be ready to harvest for a few weeks.
I found Isabella in the street this morning, so its time to clip her wings too. I decide I will do it and also bathe Popcorn, Sara and Coco. Sara and Coco have dried poop clumped up around their vents. It's a yucky job and I've been putting it off. Cob-weaver assists. I put my gloves on and start with Sara. Then I clip Isabella's wings, then bathe Popcorn. Last is Coco. I'm glad the sun came out after I was done.
I gave the chickens a lot of kitchen scraps today and a whole bucket of weeds. I've been trying to do a bucket each day to keep down the flies. I noticed the bunnies eyeing the grass and put some in with them and they were crazy for it. Even Founds came out of the pen to eat. They definitely need more fresh greens.
The bunnies are using their run and not digging holes. I wonder if they only dig holes to lay in cool soil under ground. Are they not digging because the ground is so wet?
Farmer Ladybug 🐞
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