A Pictorial Tribute to Birch Run Farm

[jmc]

These are not the monastery's birds; they are Birch Run Farms. So all the credit belongs to her, the 'handler'.

Maybe she will want to add to my comments..........or correct some things.

I hope you all enjoy.

Claudia, her Royal Palm Turkey, and Clark, the Tom, go about with their little ONE baby. You will see that Clark is just a bit ostentatious. And boy, can he gobble!

This little raisin with feathers is Claudia and Clark's baby. She hatched him/her. And it's a chicken. Kind of cute, eh?

This is one of her Red Star Pullets. I just think a pretty pic, if you think hens are pretty........

I am not sure what this is, maybe one of her Auracanas??

And here is a facial close up of the same boid

I like these two resting together...........I love the feather colors of the bird on left

I include this pic--not the best, I grant--of her drake, Dufuss (a fine looking yearling, Black--not Wild Type--Muscovy) and one of his babes, whom I call Black Beauty. These two birds are the mommy and daddy of the scovies we have here!!! Black Beauty is sweet; and I am proud of little Dufuss. You see here that he is in what BRF calls his BMU--behavior modification unit! When he gets a bit too hormonal and terrorizes Clark and the other birds of the place, he gets a few days in solitary!!!

Now the Fourth of July wouldn't be complete now would it, without.......

The American Flag himself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

needs a shave, wouldn't you say?

That's all folks. And three cheers for Birch Run Farm--and especially for Dufuss and Black Beauty!!!

Happy Fourth everyone

 

[Wifezilla]

Great photos!

Thanks for sharing

 

[AHappychick]

Oh I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO jealous I have been wanting to see her place since I bought Alabaster.

Beautiful!!!

 

[Wifezilla]

Speaking of "these are not the monastery's birds"...when do we get a monastery bird thread? (I know...we are so demanding! LOL)

 

[Dances with Ducks]

Love the family photo of those huge turkeys with that teensy little chick! I have to admit that muscovys, chickens, and turkeys look really alien to me, all that weird, colorful facial flesh.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

Oh wow! I just noticed this thread, those photos are so beautiful!!! Thank you Fr. John Marie, you have talent! You know those ducklings are getting bigger fast now, more pics to come. I would really enjoy seeing pics of the Monastery scovie flock too. Their momma is sitting on a bunch of eggs again!

Dufuss is currently behaving himself after three days recently in the BMU. He comes up to me asking for treats and wags his tail and bobs his head. I still think he would do in his offspring yet, so he is not with them. Not for awhile yet, the little ones want to go exploring and know who feeds them now. I had quite the greeting when I got home from work today.

All of you need to know that Fr. John Marie and his Brothers and Fathers are a generous group. They have helped me more than once and always when I really need it and of course always bring blessings. That means a lot to me!

Claudia the turkey has a pure Araucana chick who is looking to be blue and rumpless. Hope it is a girl!