Animals
- Happy Independence Day
I've come to the conclusion that I re-arrange chickens like some women re-arrange their furniture. The most recent relocation project was to separate the hens from the roosin that new batch of chicks that I started in the beginning of April....
- Chicken Movers
Yesterday was a big day for Rod Stewart and his hens.This group of chickens has called the chicken house and yard by the barn homefor the past 4 years.Yesterday was moving day. We decided that in preparation for housing our new young henswe would need...
- Monday, Monday
Monday started as any morning...to the sound of roosters singing to the sunrise in the Eastern sky of the barnyard.I love that sound...roosters, heralds of the morn. Sadly, there will be one less rooster to greet the sunrise today. Yes, when I opened...
- A Surprise
You might remember that I bought 12 tiny chicks this summerat the feed store and added them to the flock of guineas I was raising.When we moved the guineas out of this house, the 12 hens remained.Now that they are full grown, I will soon move them into...
- Bedlam
Did you know?In Britain, long before America came into existence, there was a hospitalthat ministered to the poor. It was named Bethlehem, which in Hebrew meant "house of bread".The name was shortened to Bedlam.Bedlam eventually became a hospital...
Animals
Hen Party
Yesterday was a big day in the chicken pen.
The hens were all a twitter...
squawking and clucking...
first about the fact that they were not allowed outside their yard,
and second because eleven new girls moved into their coop.
The chicks that I bought this summer at the feed store are now full grown
and soon ready to begin laying.
They packed their belongings this morning,
and loaded up in the gator...
an adventure beyond their comprehension awaiting them.
( I have to add that catching them all by myself was a bit of a comedy act...
that sadly no one was around to film!)
With my trusty chicken herder, Maddie, we set off for the upper chicken houses.
The girls hastily exited their carriers and joined the hen party,
with the exception of the barred rock hen on the left.
She took her good old time...
While the rest of the gals joined the flock without incident,
the little Barred Rock still hesitated.
And naturally, when she finally got around to introducing herself,
there were some ruffled feathers,
and a minor skirmish ensued....
The conflict was brief and no one suffered any wounds...
except perhaps wounded pride.
Thankfully, the rest of the day was uneventful.
I will keep all of the gals inside their yard for the next few days,
giving the newbies a chance to identify it as home...
at which time, all of them will once again be allowed to free range during the day.
As for hen #12 who turned out to be a surprise rooster....
He took a ride in his very own compartment...
to his new home in the barn.
(Bobby served as welcoming committee.)
It wasn't long until he found his way outside...
and joined the bachelors at the barn...Elton, Number 6, and Giuseppe
(who has decided that he is no longer a guinea!)
Number 6 gave him a little welcome song
and dance.
And all was well in the barnyard!
- Happy Independence Day
I've come to the conclusion that I re-arrange chickens like some women re-arrange their furniture. The most recent relocation project was to separate the hens from the roosin that new batch of chicks that I started in the beginning of April....
- Chicken Movers
Yesterday was a big day for Rod Stewart and his hens.This group of chickens has called the chicken house and yard by the barn homefor the past 4 years.Yesterday was moving day. We decided that in preparation for housing our new young henswe would need...
- Monday, Monday
Monday started as any morning...to the sound of roosters singing to the sunrise in the Eastern sky of the barnyard.I love that sound...roosters, heralds of the morn. Sadly, there will be one less rooster to greet the sunrise today. Yes, when I opened...
- A Surprise
You might remember that I bought 12 tiny chicks this summerat the feed store and added them to the flock of guineas I was raising.When we moved the guineas out of this house, the 12 hens remained.Now that they are full grown, I will soon move them into...
- Bedlam
Did you know?In Britain, long before America came into existence, there was a hospitalthat ministered to the poor. It was named Bethlehem, which in Hebrew meant "house of bread".The name was shortened to Bedlam.Bedlam eventually became a hospital...