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Are you okay with the hurricane making landfall?

Oh no!! I was hoping it was over. :( So sorry.

Sounds like your on the upswing!

So....do you feel smarter?

Ta-da!! Sylvia performing 15 tricks for her trick Chicken title:

Judge approved her videos! She now has the title--er-- "Novice Trick Dog." I'm going to start editing her video together tomorrow, and will share it when it's done. :)

There was a break in the weather so I hurried out to try and work with her as much as possible. I have all 15 tricks recorded! I'll probably have to retake some of them for the video, but I'm not complaining!

9/15 Jumping from platform to platform! Great job Sylvia! I got a few clips of videos for 2 other tricks, but need to get more film for the video. I'm so excited that we're nearly done with filming. There's supposed to be a big thunderstorm so I probably won't have the opportunity to go back...

I got a Sylvia-sized hoop and went out there to film 8/15! I am so excited. We're over half way done with getting them all filmed.

Went out to film another trick and found Sylvia hunched in the corner of the pen. Her feathers were all fluffed out. She got up when she saw me and waddled over, but was having difficulty walking. Oh no! When she came closer though, I saw an egg poking out her vent! I quickly raised my camera...

Raccoon was back last night. I slept through it, but my husband says the raccoon tried 5x to get into the big chicken coop. I checked Sylvia, heart in my throat, to find the raccoon had tugged and pulled with all his might at the new improvements, but couldn't get his greedy little hand through...

It was very sad. :( I swear the predators target my favorite birds. If the bird is a jerk and I'm pondering putting it in a stew anyway, that one lives forever. If it's the nicest little thing that follows you everywhere, it's the first to die. :hit

Sylvia is doing fantastic! We have filmed so far: Fly onto target (Day 1) Stand on a box (Day 2) Scratch a Target (Day 3) We've also filmed two other tricks, jumping over a pole jump and "Bounce" but I need more shots to have a really good showcase of what she can do.

Since Sylvia is the last of the three trained chickens, I thought I'd better hurry up and finish this project if I can. I've gone out with my camera for the last 2 days with the goal of getting one of her tricks filmed each time. I'm going to put them together into a little video after I submit...

Big hugs to you. I am so sorry.

Pea plants in the pea garden Tower of tea Berry bushes Ripening cherries Potatoes Garlic

I think I might know why Harold was so darn flighty now. Went out to check the girls today and Brighty was dead, along with two older chicks I put in there to try and give them company. Only Sylvia survived. The deaths were characteristic of a raccoon. I gave Sylvia a silkie hen to keep her...

I am posting this on behalf of my mother-in-law. She asked me to ask you guys if you had any ideas for what could go in here: It gets 6-8 hours of full sun in the morning.

Oh she's already browsing for a pattern for slippers and a house coat to go with the pajamas. I think keeping her in fabric is going to be the big problem!