On Being a
Farm Wife
(and other
hazards)
Joyce Bupp
EGGS-TERMINATED
My mind was not on nests that
mourn,
I clamored up the straw.
Had bills to pay and notes to
write,
A list of folks to call.
The wind was whipping, doors
a’banging,
Tin roof in a clatter.
I yanked a bale to toss below...
Good grief! What is the matter?
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For at my foot a small explosion
Blasts into the air.
Straw and feathers float about.
From what? I'm not aware.
But then I spy at booted foot
Eggs piled in a depression.
While we've passed by in busy
ness
This hen's had quite a session.
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A nest tucked in the mow.
The first chicks hatched out
weeks ago
But they're long gone by now.
I spied them, too, while tossing
down
Some bales to bed the cattle.
Bent down, peeked in, got warn
ing sound
From hen, a throaty rattle,
But armed with gloves, I took a
chance
And spied beneath the mother.
A bright-eyed, fluffy chick
peered out,
First one, and then another.
We built a stair-steps out
bales
So she could lead them out
To feed and water, safer site
In which to move about.
That was the last we saw
them
And thus we speculate
A cat, most likely, also found
The Nest...and hence, their
fate...
So here she has a second chance
To raise a family
If smart, she'll find a better spot
Than in the straw and hay.
Now, chickens aren't known for
their brains
But for their egg vocation
Instinct will lead her right on
back
To nest in same location.
And that is why, when some
would search
fn yard, flower beds and bush
Our kids soon learned where
eggs were found
And to the barn they'd rush.
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Any female between 16-24 years
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We've always favored hard
boiled ones
To celebrate the season.
Have a very blessed and eggs
tra special Easter!
(And our apologies to one irate,
stepped-on hen...)
Dairy Princess
Any girls between the ages of
13-16 who would like to be a
SUN Area Dairy Maid or
between the ages of 9-12 who
would like to be a SUN Area
Dairy Miss should also contact
Linda Fisher or Shannon
Hoffman for an application. The
deadline for those entries is also
April 25.
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As Easter now is herb bnce more
This message, let me warn;
Take special care to hide your
eggs
Elsewhere than in the bam.
Because the barn's a busy place
And thus....alas! Alack!
The egg you hide so carefully
C0u1d.... watch!.... look 0ut!....
00p5!.... SPLAT!
Fresh eggs can make a yucky
mess
And thus - no doubt - the rea
son
of age should contact Linda
Fisher at RD 3, Box 2605,
Selinsgrove, PA 17870 or
Shannon Hoffman, RD 2 Box
132, Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA
17583.