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Works in Progress and Silkie Chickens

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This has been a tough spring here. Unlike other parts of the country that are having severe droughts it has done nothing but rain where I live and trying to keep up with the mowing has severely cut into my carving time. As you can see in the following photo I have a few that need to be finished. We are supposed to get up to 3" of rain tomorrow which means our place will most likely be flooded. I can't mow through standing water so maybe I'll get some carving time in this weekend.


I've also had to cut back on  my carving because of two additions to our small flock of chickens. Last Sunday we were given two black silkies...a rooster--we swore we would never have a rooster again--and a hen.

Black Silkie Rooster

Meet Thor the rooster. Thor loves to protect his kingdom by hanging out in front of the coop which  is not good because the hens are terrified of him and can't get into the coop to lay eggs. Meanwhile, Thor is terrified of Keetie, our guinea, so he won't come into the coop at night to roost. Until things settle down I'm busy coordinating my chickens movements so I still get eggs and everyone gets safely into the coop before dark. I'm not sure about the age of our new arrivals but I don't think they are much over a year old. They are in the process of molting so they look a little scruffy. One nice thing about having Thor is the crowing....seems to have a calming effect on me and it makes me smile.




This is Minnie, Thor's woman and constant companion. She has turned out to be quite the terror and goes after hens twice her size when they are jostling for the best positions on the roost at night.  She tries her best to stay clear of me because I am constantly picking her up and hugging her. She is so small and fluffy she reminds me of one of my stuffed animals I had when I was a kid. I will have more and better photos of these two as time goes on....and if it ever stops raining!
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