Photo update

We were eating at our favorite local Thai restaurant Saturday night, and on Anna's 5th bite (she's very sure that's the one) she said, "Ow!" and Anthony plucked her front tooth out!

She was so chuffed with herself, and for the rest of the evening did a little dance in her chair. The waitresses all came over to make sure she was OK, then congratulated her, too.
















The chicks keep growing (and peeping). They still could fit into a teacup, but are getting primary feathers on their wings and tail. Even at this tiny age, if we put them in the dirt, they scratch and eat tiny ants! It is very difficult to take a photo of them, because when I squat down they try to run under me like I'm a momma hen. We keep them in a bird cage on the porch, and at night they snuggle together in a little 4 inch pot Anthony put in there. They are so cute! In a week they'll be gawky teenagers. When they are nearly full size, we'll put them down in the chicken yard with the old girls, who will peck them mercilessly. There really is a pecking order, and most of it has to do with seniority. Still, these little chicks are very lucky, to get to live outside, to scratch and eat bugs, and never have their beaks cut off, which is the fate of most caged birds that give us eggs or meat. Those birds are packed 5 to a tiny cage too small to properly turn around, and never get a ray of sun or breath of fresh air. Sorry, I don't mean to be too soap-boxey, but it is a shame the way we treat most animals that we eat.

But, these girls will be happy hens and lay some tasty, healthy eggs!