Chicken Update - I think a hawk got one of the triplets. That's the only thing I can figure out happened - here one day and gone the next. I did find some feathers near the bee hives so guess he/she stopped there to have a little snack. The neighbors dogs got in the yard and chased one of the hens till she just had a heart attack (my diagnosis). The neighbor did take the chicken to the vet but she passed away on the way there. This was one of the original Americanas. Lily was inside and those damn dogs bark all the time anyhow and I guess she figured it was a normal day. Those dogs (dachshunds - I think she has four or five) are annoying as hell on a good day but this just about put me over the top!
So I have six hens now and only two that are laying (the triplets minus one so now they are twins) on any kind of regular basis.
