I used to read Click Clack Moo to Reese every single day, as a baby. She had the stuffed cow and it was one of the first books in our children’s library. The cows get cold at night in the barn, so they go on a milk strike and send the farmer a letter requesting electric blankets. Soon, the chickens jump on board with the plan and an egg strike begins. I was pretty sure this is what was happening in our backyard, so I spent weeks spoiling our little flock so they would lay eggs. Yesterday was so encouraging and hopeful.
Then, today, yesterday’s layer (which we are pretty certain is Sunny) gave us a second egg today, AND one of her sisters jumped on the egg train and produced that gorgeous dark brown egg on the right!
Dear Chickens,
Sorry for all the mean things I said about you when you were on strike (read: freeloaders). Thanks for the eggs. Keep em coming, and I will keep spoiling you rotten with the meal worm, raisin, cracker corn, and sunflower seed snack mix I made for you.
Sincerely,
Meg
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