Chicago hosts a variety of chicken owners, and occasionally we receive 'street' chickens to our coop.  Sometimes neighbors ask us to pick them up, or  report loose hens on the street.  In mid October, a police car promptly pulled up to our garage/barn/chicken coop with yet another gift from the street.

​  The two officers were very proud that they managed to catch the bird into their back seat.  I picked her up and named her Sarah Survivor.  She is the brownish red hen on the left in the photo.  Sarah has made herself at home, laying her eggs in the hay rack and running through the yard.  Her best friend is the white hen on the right who manages to escape the coop daily.  The two of them always appeared at strange times;  however we have recently cut off escape routes and they stay put in the coop.

Time passes quickly these weeks.  We have had so many changes:  our computer hard drive died on the main computer, I have two surgeries since the end of October, the Goat Guardian Guild gathered with a beautiful October day to pet goats and listen to mellow music from Sloe Ginn Fizz.

The biggest news since September is that my wonderful husband David , the cute guy on the left in the photo below, has retired.  He is now working with me at GlennArt Farm:  he mentors kids, helps with chores, and generally keeps us on track.

The other man in the photo is Marcus Bruschini. We invite international students to live with us.  Many come and go during the year, more than 30 students.  This summer and into the fall, we had the privilege of including Marcus who comes  from Brazil. Marcus has a degree in animal husbandry and works with the poultry industry in Brazil to produce quality chicken feed.  He LOVED the farm, helping us daily.  He also provided us with advise on our chicken feeding system.  Instead of scattering, we now have both a water system and a chicken feeder.  The  new feeder has shown a definite decrease in little sparrows eating our feed, and an easier feeding system. 

More notes are coming.  Please stay tuned!