The first little cockerel outed himself the day after my last blog post. And it wasn’t who I thought it would be. I was most surprised to discover the darker grey Australorp standing on top of the feed box trying to crow. I thought he was a girl! I thought all the Australorps were girls. … More A Cock Crows, Three Times
The chicks are 5 1/2 weeks old now, all fourteen of ’em. They are in the ugly kind of stage, in which they are still growing in their head and neck feathers, so look rather gangly. And yet, there are all sorts of beautiful feather colours coming through on their bodies. The Sookie babies are … More Chick Update: It’s About Time!
Much has been going on at Twiglet Homestead. There has been plenty to write about but not much chance to do so. We’ve had the good (things that have gone well), the bad (things that have not gone well but have gotten better) and the ugly (things that have spiraled downward towards a black hole). … More The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Last time I posted about the chicks there were 13. Most of them hatched on Tuesday and one or two hatched on Wednesday morning. Then there was an anxious wait for the last three eggs. Unlike her usual staunch self, I found Frodo off these eggs a few times, or leaning forward helping the chicks, … More Chick Dramas: What Kind of a Rollercoaster is This?
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