SUSAN:
Last week our nephews, Jonathan & Brad, visited the farm! They were great helpers with collecting eggs (only broke 2-3), feeding the chooks (only threw the food at them a couple of times), putting the chooks to bed (Brad even put the roosters to bed!), refreshing the water (Brad was excellent with the baby chicks' water), and brushing Matilda & Daisy (Jonathan's Talent!). Nigel actually enlisted them for a variety of other chores like moving rocks and moving logs!
And, they asked a LOT of questions about chickens .... some of which I was able to answer. Favorite question & answer: Why do the hens have those bare backs? So, I explained that the roosters did that to the ladies when they were encountering them (note: I am not used to explaining these type of things to young 10/14 boys!) Jonathan's response: Oh, she must be the PROM QUEEN! (the hen with the barest back) ... Well, I guess they know more about "encounters" between roosters & hens than I thought!
What a great time we had enjoying the boys for a full week and letting them enjoy the farm! I can't wait for them to come back!!
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