Chickens and Stuff

So here we are again all revved up post holidays. Feeling fine and happy to be back in the dirt and gardening once again. The Black Hills in South Dakota were awesome would recommend going there to anyone looking for a vacation destination, lots to see and do. Doesn`t matter how old you are there is something for anyone.
We had some stresses pre trip, our stupid chickens started to peck one another to death. Hense the term "hen-pecked". It sure drove us crazy because you go check on them and they are all pecking one hen until it was bald and bleeding. Then we had to do away with the poor beaten thing because it was sufering and half dead anyway. We started with 9 birds and we are down to 3! What is going to happen? there will be one hen left and she`ll peck herself then. I asked the farmer who sold us them, and he said this sort of thing happens some times and yes they can even peck themselves. It upsets the kids to see the bloody battered picked on hen but oh well part of life and they realize a new lesson about the animal kingdom. The fittest usually survive or in this case the most stupid aggressive one survives.
So, the mosiquitoes have been relentless since the beginning of June, one goes out to just sinply see how hot it is and the darn critters bite you until you can hardly stand it. Do any of you get these wee ferocious varmints in your part of the world? I swear that when I get to heaven that will be one of the issues I have with the Lord, why in the world did He create these creatures. All they do is wreak havoc on all of the warm-blooded creatures like me and the animals. So, with that said I have an almost 10 year old son breathing down my neck begging me to end this blog so he can go on the net and look up something re: Lord of the Rings, drives me crazy. Oh well could be worse, catch ya all later.