Saturday, September 8, 2012

Chicken Treats

Our chickens eat well. In fact, they probably eat better than lots of people I know. That's because my mom  brings the Girls delicious, healthy scraps, since she works with food all day. The Girls know that when they see her coming with a plastic baggie, juicy treats galore!


A few of their favorites include melon rinds, strawberry tops, and corn on the cob. They also enjoy pecking around in cucumber and potato peels. And if some tomato, green pepper, or zucchini scraps happen to get thrown in the mix, they'll gobble those up, too! 


 The yellow dog thinks the scraps are his, so if Mom puts the baggie on the bench for even a second, he'll try and sneak off with it!

Uh-oh. I've been caught.


We still only have one chicken laying eggs. It has to be Karana, since she was always the first to do everything. We're hoping the others get the hint. Keep your fingers crossed!

The Chicken Tenders

2 comments:

  1. Does the yellow dog have a name, or do you just call him Yellow Dog? Whatever you do, don't call him Old Yeller, though, or he'll get mad at you.

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  2. Yellow Dog's real name is Toby. We rescued him several years ago from a shelter and when he came to live with us, he was so skinny all his ribs were showing and Jason could scoop him up with one arm. He's the most loving and loyal dog we've had, but his downfall is food. He's a thief; he'll eat food right off our plate (with us right there) if we aren't careful! I don't know if it's because he was starved when he was young, but no matter what we try, he just doesn't get it. He's a food sneak :-)

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