Tales from the Raven » chickens backyard poultry cat dog pet farm eggs humor joke laugh pic image http://suannewarr.com/blog In which the writer blogs about her growing collection of rejection letters, quirky Internet finds, and the inside-out adventures of daily life Thu, 17 May 2012 17:29:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 The Much Anticipated Chicken Update http://suannewarr.com/blog/archives/705 http://suannewarr.com/blog/archives/705#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 13:38:00 +0000 Suzanne http://suannewarr.com/blog/?p=705 I know you’ve been holding your breath, so here it is. The chicks have grown and become chickens, in the way chickens do, and astonishingly we still have six of them.

Six Chickens

They’re learning to tolerate Zeke with only a squawk or two,

Chickens Ignoring the Dog

and even put up with Apricot’s watchful eyes.

Apricot Roosting in the Chicken Coop

However, they have yet to produce eggs.  Since their nesting boxes are still on order (my orders, to myself), this is probably just as well.  Don’t worry, though, I’ll be sure to let you know when the first omelet appears.

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