I found two of these interesting caterpillars recently. One in the mulch under a post oak tree and one climbing up the side of the house.

I put out a call for help for identification because my identification app doesn’t do well with caterpillars. Mark Barrett came to the rescue with this link. The caterpillar looks the same and is as lethargic as the one he found, but perks up when it thinks no one is watching.

But the underside of the caterpillar was the most interesting! Especially since the dorsal side has amazing camouflage.

On the chicken front, there are no chicks. The company I ordered from in JANUARY, had a computer “glitch” and didn’t send me chicks on Monday. The soonest they were willing to try to send again is the END of May. Grr. I get not having enough, but I would have taken fewer than I ordered, but blaming it on a glitch is ridiculous. So I cancelled the order and am looking closer to home. We are still determined to get Faverolles, so this could get interesting. Stay tuned.