Spring Is Closing In!

Our goose Mary has laid the first eggs of 2011!

Lillian and I noticed earlier today that Mary (one of our hens) was missing. The search began! Lillian ended up finding her in the goat house in the barn nestled into the straw bedding. Goes to show no matter how many areas we give them to nest, they end up picking their own! One egg was sitting in the nest untouched and I uncovered two more nearby. Geese are tricky and cover their eggs when they leave the nest, so it's hard to tell if any eggs are actually there. I'll be doing a complete egg sweep in the morning to see if any of the other hens have been laying at all. It's fitting that today be the day the first eggs are laid as Martha has been fervently getting all of this years seeds started for the garden so we're ready come spring. You snooze, you loose! So come on Spring! Let's get warm already!