Dogs and Roosters All Around

We seem to be in between rains this morning. The air is chilly, with 37 degree temperatures.  Coco stayed with me up at Mom's last night so that Syd's morning routine would be normal and he could get off to work by 5:30, as usual. This morning Coco played with Sturm & Ruger for a while then retreated back to her little place under the chair. She does this at times. I guess it's a good place to be alone.

As you can see, last night she'd been out, running with the dogs and laying on the couch. Oh well, the life of a dog...

An odd mix

All we have to say is, "It's five o'clock" and our dogs take their places. Coco caught on when I told her, "it's time to eat", though she doesn't look like she wanted her picture taken here. 

And, yes, the chickens did come. I found out that they're all roosters. Syd chose to leave them in the pen for now. The one that had to be slaughtered had a pouch in his neck where the gravel had gathered. He was having trouble getting anything to go down. Any of you chicken owners out there; is it a good idea to buy those granite blocks and add to the chicken feed? I thought all they really needed was access to sandy/gravel soil? We've had chickens before but had never heard of buying granite block to break up and add to the feed.

As you can see, they have a lot of growing to do. Syd's co worker just got them last month. He was having trouble with these four, as they were attacking the other chickens. We may be able to break them of that. Sturm and Ruger may not appreciate being "attacked" by these little guys.

Mom came down last night. A quiet evening.

Well there is not a lot of news on the hill so far this morning. Sorry if this was a boring post. I can see that the clouds are breaking up and much of the sky is showing blue.  I loved the rain but won't mind if it dries up a little today.

"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24