Lots of times the surprises aren't occasions for celebration. Like the deer who munches the branches of your brand new fruit saplings down to nothing. Or the seeds that don't germinate.
Animals that die or are preyed upon.
Lack of rain. Too much rain.
Pests and more pests.
Broken machinery.
Maybe these would be considered challenges rather than surprises--but they are surprising in their own way.
But there are those wonderful surprises that take your breath away, make you smile and bring tears to your eyes all at once....
HOW MANY zucchini do we have!!!! [oh, wait--that would be "breathless, tears, no smile"]
So it appeared that Tippy had been absolved of egg-snatching when HE discovered this little peeper under the chicken coop with one of our hens and a nest of eggs. [there must be eggs somewhere else, but who knows where?]
How adorable and wonderful.
Mama hen is taking very good care of both of her chicks--yes, there are now two.
We've decided to let nature take it's course with these, as they are really an unexpected bonus.
It's good to know that our hens can and will go broody and that Rooster Bob is indeed as fit and healthy as he looks.
As for Tippy....
Well, there have been a few incidents of egg coveting.
One day, after HE had come in the house from doing some errands and went into our bedroom, HE disovered Tippy napping on the bed with a whole egg lying a foot or so away--apparently she was saving it for later.
Where she got this egg and how she got it into the house without anyone noticing is another question.
Thank goodness she didn't consume it on our bed.
Ugh!
There was another time out in the yard that I saw her nosing something around and upon further investigation I discovered that it was indeed an egg.
I did scold her briefly, but I'm sure she just turned and rolled her eyes at me.
So we do have proof that she has, most likely, eaten some eggs. No wonder her coat is all shiny.
We really can't fault her for enjoying an irresistible farm-fresh egg.
Tippy's no dummy.
As long as she just "herds' this little guy..... and doesn't try to eat him.
1 comment:
Our dogs are good at finding eggs also. Better than us. The hens have gone to hiding their eggs since they have been free roaming and we haven't found the nests, but the dogs have. They aren't telling either. That chick is so darn cute!
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