Crap on my shoes, egg in my pocket (and yarn on the needles)

I am going to buy some chicks to up the number I have.   I have some hens that are getting older, so they aren't laying like they were, ...

I have been tinkering a bit, making some home made knitting needles.  Not exactly high tech, it's two chopsticks, with a little work on ...

The hens are FINALLY starting to lay.  It has been the usual fits and starts, one egg, then a few, then none... However. I went to pick ...

First, however, just a note, Dad went, had surgery, is home, and is doing way better than we expected, so he will be out and doing things he...