fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[fuzzi]

Hi to Doris! She is looking very sleek. Why don’t I remember a Doris - is it a New Testament name or are you re-theming?

Oops, my bad, it's DINAH. I was helping my memory by using visuals. Since she has a yellow leg ring I thought "blond" and associated Dinah Shore. But somehow I mixed her up with Doris Day.

I'll give Dinah your regards!

 

[kcan2]

Oops, my bad, it's DINAH. I was helping my memory by using visuals. Since she has a yellow leg ring I thought "blond" and associated Dinah Shore. But somehow I mixed her up with Doris Day.

I'll give Dinah your regards!

Too funny! I just watched a Doris Day movie the other day! But yes, my regards to Dinah and not Doris

 

[fuzzi]

Here they are...Julia, Phoebe, and DINAH!

I love their pip-pip-pip talk.

 

[fuzzi]

Also from today, Silas' flock (Coop Deux)

And the Sussex "chicks"!

Claudia, Jacob, Lois

They're third generation from original stock Samuel through Zaccheus, but female side could have been from first generation Rahab, or introduced outside genetics from Joanna and Priscilla.

Claudia (middle) displaying the classic "brick" shape of the Sussex breed

Hey, pretty boy!

 

[BoundlessLove]

Jacob is a handsome looking dude.

 

[fuzzi]

Jacob is a handsome looking dude.

Like his daddy, Zaccheus!

Thank you.

 

[fuzzi]

This afternoon it was sprinkling (rain) when I headed out to the coops. I collected one egg, in the Sussex coop.

Today's "sides" were small plum tomatoes, a handful of BOSS, and a couple Vienna sausages, they LOVE those! I filled up food, rinsed waterer cups, and topped off oyster shell flakes.

While they were scratching about looking for crumbs I harvested some arugula and Swiss chard leaves. I lay them on the ground inside the hoop coop, then place a brick on the stems to make the leaves easier to tear.

I had a small chard leaf that I held out to Julia, the boldest of the OEGB pullets. She approached, but hesitated. Naomi (Julia's first broody momma) came over and started snatching beakfuls of leaf, so then Julia came over and took a piece of leaf from my fingertips.

 

[fuzzi]

It's been a steady rain ALL DAY, perfect to help with the drought. When I weed my gardens the soil just below the surface is like dust, so we really needed a slow soaking rain.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We had a quite a bit of rain yesterday and little today. Should get some more overnight and tomorrow. We do need it, but it's also chilly here too.

 

[NanaK]

Chilly here too.
It's looking like fall. The gum trees scattered among the pines are looking golden. Something, oaks?, showing a little red and brown.

And the rain! Yay! What a blessing! It has been dry so long. Nice slow soaking rains too!