Persnickety Hen

This young hen hatched 12 chicks around Christmas day and will not let anything get near them.I'm sure most of them are annoying roosters.I have been trying to get a picture of them from day one and this is as close as I can get.Terrible weather today,so I am waiting for the rain and wind to slow down before I head out. I see one of the buck kids munching on wet hay, it's going to be a tough day.Made more blackberry jam last night, real jam,just blackberry pulp and sugar. I used to make real jam many years ago, then I found a product called pectin, in a box. Pectin is a success everytime,but where's the challenge? It's like knitting with store bought yarn. And here's my problem with store bought stuff, I never have that stuff when I need it. So, I'm back to making real jam with no added preservatives or 2 page long ingredients that I can't identify. Just plain and simple with a little more time involved. So there it is, I found some of that time I have been looking for.