In mid August of 2009, I answered an ad placed in BYC's BST section. There was a member in California with some chickens looking to be re-homed. What started with one adorable little DUccle hen ended with 6 chickens coming home with me.
One of those chickens was Sylvia. I did not pick...
I have a splash Orpington hen Picasso (she is about 15 months) who rarely ever puts herself to bed. I have only found her on a roost, twice. If I am late to lock up, she will lay just inside the coop door.
When I do finally get around to locking up her coop the main coop it is usually...
From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a chicken," or, "that's a lot of money for just a chicken. They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a chicken".
Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a chicken."...
Hey peeps, just wondering if any of you BYC people play LOTRO?
I just started playing a bit ago.
My first online game and I love it. Most of the others I cannot sit still and play for any longer than a half hour.
Pictures I took yesterday of my setting broodies and broodies with chicks. After I got them all uploaded, I realized I have forgotten a setting broody .so sadly she is missing from the pictures. But here are pictures of most of the mommas. I have more chicks incubator chicks in different...
Gritty, I have been telling everyone about your cow troubles (really I think Imp is to blame ..he invited them ) Ok, and by everyone .I mean my DH (he asks about the cow with the pop door necklace every time I bring them up he even draws the pop door around his neck ), the...
The geese are laying! The geese are laying!
Our active and vocal flock of White Chinese Geese have started laying for the year. We have two handsome ganders: Dandy and Nibbles. With four lovely geese ladies: Lucy Goosy and Shy China, and "youngsters" Cappa and Delta. Dandy, Nibbs...
The geese are laying! The geese are laying!
Our active and vocal flock of White Chinese Geese have started laying for the year. We have two handsome ganders: Dandy and Nibbles. With four lovely geese ladies: Lucy Goosy and Shy China, and "youngsters" Cappa and Delta. Dandy, Nibbs...
On Saturday the 2nd of April, Tui came to live with us. She is a 5.5 year old Anatolian Shepherd. She had never been around any type of fowl before. She HAD been bonded and guarded a herd of Alpacas. Her owners were downsizing, the Alpacas were gone and everyone had moved into a subdivision...
Eggs are from Boris and his pen of 9 lovely ladies. Fantastic personalities, talkers and curious about everything that is going on around them; great layers. They are hatchery stock but wonderful pets.
Once again my incubator is loaded.
All eggs will be dated, wrapped in bubble wrap and...
The geese are laying! The geese are laying!
Our active and vocal flock of White Chinese Geese have started laying for the year. We have two handsome ganders: Dandy and Nibbles. With four lovely geese ladies: Lucy Goosy and Shy China, and "youngsters" Cappa and Delta. Dandy, Nibbs, Lucy...
Eggs are from Boris and his pen of 9 lovely ladies. Fantastic personalities, talkers and curious about everything that is going on around them; great layers. They are hatchery stock but wonderful pets.
Fertility has been great my bator is full.
All eggs will be dated, wrapped in bubble...
Eggs are from Boris and his pen of 9 lovely ladies. Fantastic personalities, talkers and curious about everything that is going on around them; great layers. They are hatchery stock but wonderful pets.
Fertility has been great my bator is full.
All eggs will be dated, wrapped in bubble...
Eggs are from Boris and his pen of 9 lovely ladies. Fantastic personalities, talkers and curious about everything that is going on around them; great layers. They are hatchery stock but wonderful pets.
Fertility has been great my bator is full.
All eggs will be dated, wrapped in bubble...
I have a lovely mixed flock of Heritage Orpingtons and Hatchery birds (Delaware, Cochin, Barred Rock, EEs, BO) who produce adorable FLUFFY egg layers and yummy eating cockerels.
Chicks are plump babies who grow up to be friendly chickens; even the cockerels have been gentle.
A high majority...
Eggs are from Boris and his pen of 9 lovely ladies. Fantastic personalities, talkers and curious about everything that is going on around them; great layers. They are hatchery stock but wonderful pets.
Fertility has been great my bator is full. I will gather eggs Friday, Saturday and...
My bantam Cochins are laying up a storm and my bator is full, full, full plus my broody has eggs spilling out from under her.
This is for a mixed dozen, 4 Mille Fleur eggs and 8 Silver Laced eggs from my Mille Fleur pen with Sergio and his two girls and from my Silver Laced pen with Boris and...
We have 11 acres as some of you know. Our property is fully fenced with 2x4 woven 4foot tall fence. Every morning we walk the entire property with the dogs.
This morning when we were almost at the nw corner of the property, TWO, yes two Mountain Lion cubs came busting out from the sage...