No Easter Babies.

Still no babies.  At least there weren't any when I fed them their dinner this evening.  Maybe in the morning. Hope was due Friday and Penny is due Tuesday the 3rd. 

It's midnight here in New Hampshire.  26*F but it had been a beautiful day.  Kind of on the windy side though.
My son just texted me, from his bedroom, telling me not to let the dogs out because he could hear the coyotes howling in the field above us.  I of course grabbed the flashlight and my jacket and headed outside to scare them off if needed.
Fortunately, I did not run across any while out there but I did find 4 of my ducks outside of the pen.  Not sure how that happened.  I was pretty sure I had locked everyone up tonight.  So it took me a few minutes to get everyone corralled back in and safe.  I do have a few birds that are starting to sleep outside now that the weather is warmer.  I can't reach them, they are up on top of their coop, so they spend their nights outside. 

I did add a few more birds to my flock last week.  I purchased 6 Brown Leghorn chicks.  I have the White Leghorns and they are great layers so I was curious on if they lay as well as the whites. 

They of course live on my dining room table until the weather is warmer outside and they are a little bigger.  Never know what will be in our home!  Hoping there aren't many roosters in there.  I already have about 9 roosters outside. 

We will be having a big turkey dinner Tuesday night.  We have to put down my female turkey.  She must have broken her leg.  She hasn't moved but a few feet for 3 days now.  I am sure to make sure she has food and water with in her reach but that just is no life for any animal.  The last turkey we had, at Thanksgiving, was 38 pounds.  I don't believe she is quite that large though. 
That will leave me with 2 Tom turkeys.  I think we'll invite my son and his family over for dinner! 

                                                   Some turkey tracks frozen in the mud.

Most of our snow is gone.  There are still many areas that have a good 6 inches or so.  This time of year we get so excited with the sun shining, the snow melting, mud everywhere, animals shedding and then....we get a snow storm.  Yep, they are predicting more snow this week.  No amounts are given yet, hopefully not much.  Ugh.

Spring also brings the birds back to town.  Do any of you watch the birds in your yard?  I love watching and taking photos.  I used to keep track but haven't for a while. At least nothing written down but I take the photos and share in my N.H. Backyard Bird Watching group on Facebook.

My book is falling apart and has seen better days.  Just about time for a new one.
I have a couple bird houses I want to get hung up, just need some help from one of the guys.  I don't do ladders.  :-) 

Part of me really wants to run down to the barn to see if there are any babies but then there's the part of me that says, "it's 1 AM, GO TO BED".  I think that part of me is winning.
                                           Night.
                                                        Hope you all had a great Easter!