"Sunflowers can be raised in odd places. They will grow very good heads without cultivation and for this reason can be grown in fence corners and places where nothing else can be raised to advantage. The seeds are very rich and will make the plumage of the fowls bright as well as increase the number of eggs, and all they cost is the planting of the seed and the gathering of the heads."{from 'Laura Ingalls Wilder Farm Journalist: Writings from the Ozarks' }
The meat birds are in the freezer now, and the old layers have been given away for soup birds. The henhouse was thoroughly cleaned {by Mike, thank goodness!!}. I would have done it myself...really...but he wanted to give it a go using a leaf blower. Well, I think you can imagine that ~ all I could see was a cloud of dust blowing out the henhouse door. When he stepped out, well, it wasn't a pretty picture. But, the henhouse was very, very clean!The new hens have been moved over--including one surprise rooster. He is a character and never seems to stand still...
The ladies were busy checking out the new surroundings...
I'm going to get them some sunflower heads, and hope for some eggs real soon!