I leave this evening for a week-long trip. I have somebody coming in every day to give the birds fresh water, etc., and calcium for the Finsters! Liquid calcium in the water every day, plus cuttlefish bone, plus a shell-and-stuff mix, plus nestling-food-and-grated-cuttlefish mix. I hope it works. Obviously, if any of the hens get sick my bird-sitters have been instructed to call me so I can take a Concorde home....

Peanut will get lonely without me around, although he does have the Finsters to keep him company, and I've hooked up a radio to the light timers. I've also left enough socks full of nuts so he can get a new one every day! He doesn't usually go through them that quickly, but it's one of his favorite toys that stays in his house, so he might play with them more if he's alone.