The Great Chicken Adventure: Week 10

The birds continue to grow everyday, and I continue to enjoy their entertaining personalities. I have such a full understanding of the term now, if I were to call someone a chicken! They still thoroughly enjoy it if I whistle to them, sometimes they sing a bit back. Another rooster (one of the indistinguishable purebred Buff Orpington roosters) is challenging Bernie's well mastered cock-a-doodle-doo with a long drawn out squawk. Bernie continues to lead the flock in bravery and boldness. His newest trick is to sit on my shoulder and peer down at everyone else. But I guess if you give them an inch they'll take a mile... The other day when I bent down to get the water pail, Bernie proceeded to perch atop my head! Id say that is taking it a little far. With all the summer chores starting in the garden ie. weeding, weeding, weeding - I don't have much time to watch the birds, but I listen to them every morning, and Im completely satisfied knowing that theyre there!