The New Girls and Clean

The New Girls
Here they are, the new girls!  Aren't they lovely?  And best of all, I got 3 eggs today, yippee!!!!

The 3 new additions to our flock!

In case you ever have to add chickens to an established flock, the night thing seemed to work pretty well. Everyone sort of wandered around and checked out the surroundings today, but there was minimal pecking.  I think adding 3 big chickens to a flock of 5 sort of kept the balance.  I was hesitant to take on 3 more, but after today it definitely seems like it was the right choice.

I did keep the chickens busy also.  They got a big bale of straw to kick around, and I brought the dog in to play with them as well.  My younger son helped me trim a bunch of tree branches that had grown up around and in the coop, and we cleaned up some leaves.  The new chickens didn't mind being near us, even while we were throwing tree limbs around.  That is a good sign.

CLEAN
I don't feel well today. I may be getting a cold, and I think it may be because I am stressing my body.  We'll see.  I took it easy with my exercise today, because I don't think I am repairing tissue while on this cleanse.  My body hurts all over, and my muscles feel tight.  I took a day of rest.  We will see how I feel tomorrow.

It is strange for me to ignore my body.  I am one to eat when I am hungry, stop when I am full, exercise daily, and rest as needed.  This cleanse feels a bit like screwing with my natural rhythm.  I can't eat the full serving of lunch, it is just too much food, so of course I am hungry by mid-afternoon.  I can't say that my sleep has been very good at all.  Probably my growling stomach is waking me up!

I think some of these sensations are normal, so I am sticking to it for now.  My probiotics arrived today, as well as the shake mixture that will relieve me of some smoothie making duties. 

I think I should blog about the kids and what we have been up to for the past few months.  Maybe tomorrow.