Animals
- The Saga Of Roy Boy
There's a newcomer in the upper chicken yard. Can you tell who it is?Yes, you are so right...it's Roy Boy! It seems that we had a happy accident on Sunday morning. Roy Boy, as you might remember, had been sleeping on top of the henhouse by the...
- Much Ado About Roos!
Well, it's finally happened.After nearly two years,all of the Roos have found the hens. Let me "recap" for you.... Two summers ago, I bought a dozen Ameraucana chicks...a "straight run" as they call it....unsexed.Well, the odds were not in my favor...
- Wanted: Mouser
For Sale: Two Useless (but adorable) Barn Kitties.....Cheap!Actually, they are not for sale. However, it occurred to me this morning, that they are not keeping up their end of the bargain. These two fun loving felines have a warm place to sleep, two meals...
- The Safest Place For A Mouse
Having barn cats seems to keep the mouse population at bay....at least in the barn. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about the chicken house. Apparently, the mice have deemed the chicken coop a safe haven, because there are always a few scampering...
- Amazon Chicken Mystery Solved!
You might remember a posting a few weeks ago about the chicken in the center of this picture. "She" is one of our new hens that we started about 3 months ago from newly hatched chicks. As these ladies grew we couldn't help but notice that one of the...
Animals
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 the upper chicken houses yesterday morning,
I found Old Roy looking quite wilted again.
His left eye was looking much worse, and again he seemed to have something
neurologically wrong.
I hailed Dr. Becky.
Examining him, we soon realized that the reason his eye looked so strange was that he had
a rather large tumor growing around his orbit.
She also thought that perhaps the tumor had invaded his optic nerve,
and so was affecting his brain (hence the neurological symptoms).
I could not in all conscience allow this to continue.
In a weakened state, he would soon become the subject of abuse from the other
roos and hens.
So, we opted for an injection of Euthasol...which quickly and seemingly painlessly
put him to sleep...forever.
Good bye Ole Roy... we loved your song and will miss it.
To clear up a little confusion,
Ole Roy was an Auracana/Barred Rock cross.
We have yet another similar rooster Roy Boy,
who is a Barred Rock Roo.
Roy Boy continues to be healthy and as you can see...
strutting his stuff!
So, tell me...
do you think me crazy?
Maybe just a little, huh! (Read on....)
Yesterday morning I rescued a mouse from certain death.
Leo had caught a mouse and was playing with it...
batting it around unmercifully.
He'd let it escape, and just when the mouse thought it was safe,
he'd pounce on it and send it rolling with his paw.
I just couldn't bear to watch this.
I know, I know.... this is why we have barn cats.
But, do I have to witness this?
And, you have to admit... this little mouse is cuter than cute!!
So, I picked up this little fluff ball and safely stowed him
in the feed room (of course!) between a few piles of hay.
I am sure, with 5 barn cats, it is just a matter of time...
yesterday was just not the day!
PS... a chicken tote is on its way to Cris (Chicken Adventures)!!
Enjoy!
PS... a chicken tote is on its way to Cris (Chicken Adventures)!!
Enjoy!
- The Saga Of Roy Boy
There's a newcomer in the upper chicken yard. Can you tell who it is?Yes, you are so right...it's Roy Boy! It seems that we had a happy accident on Sunday morning. Roy Boy, as you might remember, had been sleeping on top of the henhouse by the...
- Much Ado About Roos!
Well, it's finally happened.After nearly two years,all of the Roos have found the hens. Let me "recap" for you.... Two summers ago, I bought a dozen Ameraucana chicks...a "straight run" as they call it....unsexed.Well, the odds were not in my favor...
- Wanted: Mouser
For Sale: Two Useless (but adorable) Barn Kitties.....Cheap!Actually, they are not for sale. However, it occurred to me this morning, that they are not keeping up their end of the bargain. These two fun loving felines have a warm place to sleep, two meals...
- The Safest Place For A Mouse
Having barn cats seems to keep the mouse population at bay....at least in the barn. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about the chicken house. Apparently, the mice have deemed the chicken coop a safe haven, because there are always a few scampering...
- Amazon Chicken Mystery Solved!
You might remember a posting a few weeks ago about the chicken in the center of this picture. "She" is one of our new hens that we started about 3 months ago from newly hatched chicks. As these ladies grew we couldn't help but notice that one of the...