Number 1’s number is up. As I suspected, his Marek’s paralysis wasn’t transient and he wasn’t recovering, but was having more and more trouble getting up on his one good leg. Number 1 was the firstborn chick and the alpha male of the last hatch, son of Frodo and Mr Bingley. He was a handsome, … More And Then There Were…
With life back to business as usual at Twiglet Homestead, well aside from those chickens, there has been more garden progress going on. Another stump was removed, the tall one along the paddock side of the house, this time thanks to the efforts of myself and The Husband. A quick investigation to confirm my suspicions … More More Hacking And Slashing
My flock has increased dramatically in size over the last few months. I went from just managing to keeping it going to having 15 chickens. We have four laying hens, which is the most we’ve had so far and the first day I got four eggs was a very good day. With the girls laying … More So Many Chickens
I’m going to do a current chick update soon, really! But first, something I’ve been meaning to do for a while: looking back at photos of Mr Bingley and co, the presumed 3/4 Australorp crew, to compare how they looked when they were chicks to how they look now. Or when we saw them last … More Peering at Photos: A Look Back at The Original Feather Babies
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