Wanderers

Our neighbors don't want our birds on their side of the fence. I happened to look out the window as I often do and saw a flash of buff feathers through a gap in the fence. 

So Jaron and I went out to take a look. Sure enough, both chicken mamas were scratching with their chicks on the wrong side. 

We walked around the fence to our neighbors' property and I herded the chickens as best I could so they would go back through the gap under the fence. The chicks went first and their mamas followed.

Whew! Big relief. 

The other chickens and ducks have been wandering and foraging in the beautiful weather we've had. It's impacting their egg shell colors in a good way. 

The ducks haven't had dark eggs in weeks! Some of them never, but take a look at the most recent egg haul:

The chickens too have had many more shades in their eggs. 

Jaron loves looking at eggs. I found this out one afternoon while I threw a load of laundry in. Jaron had been playing with his toys when all of a sudden it was too quiet... He had found a basket of eggs we brought back from the farm and was picking them up and putting them down again. 

He was very gentle and didn't crack any, but I will admit I didn't last very long letting him explore the basket. 😅