Yes, golf balls are a good thing. Hens like to lay their eggs in a "safe" place and seeing as they are bird-brains, keeping a couple of golf balls permanently in the nest box reassures them. Also, make the nest box inviting...lots of nice soft bedding and a piece of cloth (black landscape cloth works great) half covering the entrance. They like their privacy. :) If you can pick up one of them, put her in the nest box. What one hen is shown, the others will know before you can blink.

Yes I am very lucky living in this little bit of Paradise. GH I don't have to go looking anymore the birds make so much noise I just grab the camera And shoot away, its very interesting to see all the antics they get up too. TG I am sorry to are not able to see the frogs and dragons but you probably have other very interesting animals birds or insects on your block. Thanks Everyone....Cheers..MM.

It does look nice, Len. As you say, you'd never know it's been as dry as the proverbial whatever. We didn't score so much and the "grass" is beyond reconstruction where it counts, but the same as you describe elsewhere. Some folks with a bit of grass whether friend or foe type, now have something to mow. Let's hope we can wring a bit more out of those clouds before they all blow away.

Oh I got a story for ya. Now this was before I was born but two of my uncles were culling a couple of chicken hen's back on the farm and while in the process of chopping off the chicken's head one of my uncles accidently chopped off his brothers finger, my grandmother said that while my uncle was screaming bloody murder one of the live chickens ran up and grabed the cut off finger and chunked it down. My grandmother wasn't able to catch the correct chicken to try and retrive the finger. My uncle is still living and is probably close to 75 years old and every time I see him with his finger missing I still can picture that chicken running around with the finger and my grandmother running after it.