Shadow Bobs

This post is for Syl, and all the other fans of the "Bobs" out there...

One of the things the chickens miss the most during the winter is the chance to have a really satisfying dust bath in the sand outside the stable. Nothing really substitutes for getting right down into the sand, fluffing it all through the feathers, stretching out in the sun...

Still, they are enterprising little birds. This one found a hanging basket full of dirt, en route to the garden shed, with a lovely little sunbeam finding its way right there.

She did the best she could to fit into the basket, and while she was at it, added to her entertainment repertoire by creating 'shadow chickens' on the wall behind her.

The Bobs are still laying about 18 eggs a day for us, with a little encouragement from a heat lamp in their new coop and a light left on in the stable in the evening to extend their daylight hours.

But in their hearts, they are longing for spring, and really good dust...