I NEED ADVISE ASAP!!!!

Just lost another hen today, but today I saw it! I had just pulled in the driveway counted chickens told my daughter that it's a good sign when the chickens are out that everything is okay, put the key in the door, heard a noise, turned and saw a coyote on my chicken!!!! I screamed and ran after it but it got away with the chicken :( I know I need to pen them in, but until I get that setup I need advise on how to hunt a coyote. Do you use coyote calls? Douse yourself in coyote pee? Any helpful hints on how to rid our yard of this predator, throw em at me please! We need help!!!

I'm a Winner!!!!!

For the last few months I have been entering myself in blog giveaways, so much so that even my little one asks did you win LOL!!! Well finally I did!!! Thank you Jenna @ upcountry living blog for having a giveaway. I look forward to wearing my handmade lumberjack socks this winter ☺ Here's a link to her awesome story about lumberjacks in Maine and instructions on how to measure your foot for the sock to fit perfectly!!!! http://upcountry-living.com/2012/9/11/how-to-knit-a-lumberjack-sock Thanks again Jenna and YEAH ME!!!

Zombie Alert

Modern Day Redneck is having a giveaway for three zombie t-shirts! So if you want to try and win go here---http://moderndayredneck.blogspot.com/2012/09/zombi-wear-t-shirt-giveaway.html and leave a comment. I hope you don't win and I do, because my husband would love a new shirt!!!!! Sorry, I'm competitive and slightly ornery ☺

Party's Over

Well my daughters party is over. I think everyone had a really good time, I know she did ☺ Only one child got chased by Larry the rooster that day! And my cute little niece wants a bunny so I'm hoping this time Miss Lolly is pregnant. I personally felt like a zombie all weekend, going through the motions to get everything done trying not to cry every two seconds. People that had never been here wanted to talk about my chickens and coop and it was hard to tell stories that didn't involve Squirty. I also noticed I didn't have my usual happy go lucky farm lovin' attitude while showing the new people around. Maybe next time they come they will get to see the love and pride I have for everything we have done! The fabulous news is my house is clean for the first time ALL summer!!! I don't know how long it will last but it's nice right now ☺ I've been reading Joel Salatin's book This Aint Normal Folks wow how easy we fall back into easy routines of eating bad for us food. This book has motivated me to eat alot better than we are now. We have been very busy with football games, parties and such that eating crap has been easier than cooking. NO MORE, this mama will be in the kitchen if you need her ☺

Good from bad

Good things come from bad sometimes. The boys always try to sleep over in the hen house, but because of Squirty we had a nightly ritual of putting them in the chicken tractor. Every morning was wild they were frantic little guys trying to get at the girls all at once, it was really quite annoying. Last night in the mood I was in, I just didn't care if they slept over with the girls. My spoiled rotten baby was gone and everyone else didn't seem to mind. So the sleepover happened. And this morning when I let them out the usual rowdy chaos of girl chasing just wasn't there. It was very peaceful and kinda nice for a change. I can't quit looking outside to make sure everyone is safe. I hope today passes with no more losses. Our woods that were once beautiful now seem evil to me. I look out there and wonder what is lurking and watching my birds.

:'(

My little miss Squirty is gone :'( A fox or coyote took her today. I knew something was wrong when I went outside and couldn't find any of my chickens. I walked around for 30 minutes and my chickens eventually came out, but I still couldn't find Squirt I called my husband and told him that she was missing and then 20 minutes later I called him back bawling. I found her feathers on the trail to the woods. My favorite chicken that I have had for a year is gone, I will miss her everyday. Lord willing her six babies in the incubator will hatch and I will have a part of her with me again. I'm unbelievably sad. I know the fox was just hungry, but this is the second one I've lost to a fox in less than a year so I'm going to get a live trap tonight. I hope we catch it this time :( Goodbye my sweet baby Angelsquirt, we will miss you  ♥

One week old ☺

The do-do monsters are a week old!

On a side note, did I get rid of the verification words when you comment? I hope so ☺