self-sufficiency – Such the Like…

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I brought the Hogwarts’ four home. So day one, I donned rubber boots and jetted out to the chicken coop to visit. What can I say? I was excited. Upon arrival, I called out to them, clucked, cajoled…no chickens. So I rationalized, hey, maybe they’re sleeping in. Who knows right? New place, long drive home, I’ll give them some time. So I worked around the yard. I have fire ants in my raised garden beds and I had some eradicating to do anyway. Basically, I just wanted to give them space. An hour or so later, back to the coop I went. No chickens. I called out to them softly, coaxing, finally decided I’d take a load off and wait them out. So I opened the door of the coop and had a seat. Once sitting, this is what I saw.

These ladies were not coming out. Only one of them was even remotely interested. So I began talking. I threw out a few leafy greens. I waited. Finally, Jenny Weasley came through!