Just a Little Updating......

Here's an updated picture of our chickies.  I threw one of our layers into the broiler box so you can see the size difference.  Let's just say, she was NOT happy with me.....  Anyways, just look at the difference.  They are the exact same age.  The picture of the broiler laying on it's side cracked me up.  It looks like one of those rubber chickens.  The broilers lay in the most awkward positions.  I think they just can't get comfortable because they are so round.

                                                                                      

I included a before picture of our chicken coop for you all to see (notice the broken tree in the back-thanks to the unusually windy winter).  In front are the hens nesting boxes and a mesh chicken run that we pulled out last night.  Apparently raccoons infested the rafters at some point so we are pulling out all the old boards out and burning them.  We want to completely strip the coop and sanitize it before we put chickens back in it.  I plan to paint the outside as soon as we start getting some predictable warm weather.  I excited to get it ready and looking nice.

Here's a little Gideon funny from this week.....  Gideon is a pretty sensitive guy.  He has a hard time dealing with criticism or a scolding.  I try to take this in to consideration when he needs reprimanded, but regardless of how "sad" getting in trouble makes him, he is obviously still going to get punished.  One thing I make Gee do is stand in the corner if he over-reacts to a scolding.  If he cries and carries on simply because he has been scolded he has to stand in the corner until he has finished crying.  So yesterday he got in trouble for something or other and he started bawling.  The second he started crying he walked himself over to the corner and stuck his nose in there.  I didn't even say a word.  It was very funny!

Anna is still getting up at night crying.  I have talked to our family physician about it and it pretty normal for kids to do this.  Even ones that haven't been adopted.  I don't know what else to do about it.  When we hear her we go upstairs and comfort her and she goes right back to sleep.  I guess we will just hope she grows out of it.

Well, that's all for now~

Julie