4-H

Corbin wanted to participate in our local 4-H group this year. His project was to raise Silkies. We had raised chickens before and had success, but these little ladies were drama-central!! Little did I know as we were raising these chicks that they would be the cause of so much heartache to a 6-year-old boy.

We started out with 4 chicks, lost 2 Easter weekend (which we kindly used their death and burial ceremony as an "object lesson" on the resurrection of the Savior... I know... that's a stretch... but Corbin was so brokenhearted!!), then a few months later we think a hawk flew by and picked off one of the last 2. So that left the lone Daisy. She got the royal treatment the remainder of her stay at our home seeing as how she was the last of 4 to survive.

Corbin loved her. He would draw pictures of her, write her love notes, and play with her nearly every day. He learned about caring for chickens and what that entails... even the dirty parts... and how to prep her for the county fair. Who knew you actually bathed and blow-dried chickens!

Corbin practiced relentlessly the showmanship guidelines so he could "win first place" at the fair. This kid is VERY competitive! He wouldn't accept anything less than first place.

Luckily for us as a "clover bud" he gets a ribbon no matter what. He did a fantastic job with Daisy and she was the best little chicken at the fair!

Here's Corbin showing his bird. Our judge was such a sweetheart!

Hail to the victor! Hopefully we'll have better luck with raising chicks this next spring:)