Not that I had any other ideas, but this thread seals it.

Gotta get a coop built this winter and stock it with layers next spring.

Plant beets too.

I loves me some pickled beet eggs, or any other kind.

Thanks for the hints folks

Geno

The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)

member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?