Bee, Egg, Rabbit

Here's the update on the past few weeks.
The bees are here. I picked them up on the 15th. We, (Steve and Bill Gerle) got them set when it began to rain. So Bill still has to show me how and what to check. The bee bizarre news happened the night before. While at the library a few weeks ago, picking up a bee video, the librarian mentioned that they were having a 'bee class' on the 14th. I signed up figuring I could learn some basics and get a list of people to contact for info and equipment. Thursday at 7pm there was me, two other mom types (one with a couple of kids around 12 years old) a library worker and the couple teaching the class. It wasn't Bee 101, but how to use bee stings to cure illnesses, bee honey to treat allergies, etc. and bee venom to treat wrinkles, and so forth. Well I couldn't leave since it would have been very obvious and I didn't want to say, "You're coo-coo-crazy", and "this isn't what I thought it would be". So I took out my note pad and went to taking notes and asking questions. I can embrace wackiness, I just can't sustain it. A few days later when my wrist was killing me I thought maybe I should sting myself. I called for a doctor's appointment the next day.


Steve finished the gate and we haven't had a chicken escape since. I can now whip my flower garden back into shape. I did have to kick Bingo out, but after yelling at her and putting down pepper she hasn't bothered it. By the way, the two light hens are Sally and Jess.
I went to church for a youth meeting, came back home and had the grandkids zipping around. I told them I'd turn on coop-cam (trying to calm them down) and this is what I found. That rabbit had made its way to the chickens. I wonder where it is now.




The kids came up Friday so they were put to work making a sign to sell eggs. They get half (a very generous half) of the money.





After the sign was complete we took it out to post it in the yard. They could already smell the money.

Reed headed straight to the front porch and sat waiting for customers. They came later. While I was up at the church watering the flowers they sold 5 dozen. Today they sold 3 more dozen.