Independence Day!

We knew our chicks were set to start laying either last week or today, imagine our surprise when we walked the back of the barn today and found the mother lode! We only go around the back of the barn maybe once a week at most, we thought the chicks always stayed in the barn during the day, but apparently they had their own outhouse. We'll be doing the float test on the four dozen we collected to make sure some didn't spoil, but I feel most are ok. What a great surprise! Am independence from the grocery store on eggs!

We also got our new stalls put in so the donkeys and Fiona will have their own sleeping quarters at night. They don't know what to make of them yet, but soon enough they're going to love their individual space. Fiona especially, now we can feed her more and not worry about the donkeys stealing her food!

To celebrate today, we cut up watermelon for all the animals. Guess who was the first to take a nibble? Yep, Patches. That girl won't miss any tidbit of food. Have a great celebration tonight, we'll be hunkered down with the animals keeping them safe from the boom booms.