Working on detachment, my anxiety, and the joys of limbo

[Phoebe]

Painter, I keep meaning to buy Blu-Kote (gentian violet), but I keep forgetting it when I go shopping! I've been kicking myself all week for forgetting. I've been in 3 stores that should have had it. Darn it.

I only have hens, but one (or more) keeps pulling the feathers above the low-pecking order girls' tails. A couple are looking pretty silly and sad. I had wrapped that in my group I'd get at least one rooster, but no such luck. I still want one. He'd keep an eye on the girls when they free-range, and he'd keep them together better. As it is, they scatter in all directions as soon as I let them out, and then I worry about them more.

I was also hoping for chicks the natural way. One of my buff orpingtons was broody a couple weeks ago - to the point of sitting on an EMPTY nest all day long. I had to install her in a broody breaker to get her to cool it. I did like her little scolding churring sounds every time I got near her, though. It made me laugh.

So I'm doing OK at GALing, as long as it pertains to chickens! AS for the rest of the day... work in progress.