Fall and the Well Dressed Hen

It was a beautiful autumn day. A strong wind from the east has blown most of the leaves from the poplar and aspen. Here are some pictures we took on our walk in the woods.

Here is the slough behind the forest, full of migrating ducks.

And the beautiful Kylie:

A sapsucker flew over to us and treated us to a view of him finding some dinner:

I got the idea to make some coats for my hens. The roosters are a bit rough on the girls, they tread on them while breeding, which pulls the feathers out of the hens' backs. So I cut up some old jeans, did some embroidery on them, and made some little jackets for the chickens with some elastic. Here they are on the hanger:

And here they are being modeled by one of the girls:

The hens get used to their little jackets quickly. They seem to like them, and I'm sure they appreciate the little extra warmth with our frosty nights.

Have you hugged your companion animal today?