the verdict is in

For those of you who weighed in on the rooster post I'm back with the verdict - it looks like #3 is a rooster. For a while I was convinced #2 was a rooster too, but those with more experience say no.

Now to break the tie I'll have a chicken draw the name. Penny, the hen in charge, will draw a piece of monogrammed kale...

That's a K for Karen! Please send me your address and expect a Papier-mâché hen in about 2 weeks.

In other news, baby praying mantises have invaded

We're happy to escort them to the garden.