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Late Summer Activities
Baby Barbara, (aka Barbara 2.0) has been moved to the Big Girls Coop, where she is Head Big Girl. Although she has not produced any eggs yet, it is only a matter of time until she and her Rhodie companions begin arguing over nest boxes. Barbara and the other Big Girls received their identification bracelets at the time of the move, Barbara’s was #1, of course. She has been spending her time learning to bathe in the spa, come for treats when called and clean the pen of errant grains and bugs. Probably because the Wyandotte girls have gone broody they have not challenged her position as Queen.
This hatch season has seen several little chicken families toddling about Chickendad Ranch. After the Rock Girls gave up and put themselves back in their coop, their babies joined in with the other kids and made a Rock Group. They are quite mellow and get along well. One of the Mamas got tired of waiting for the favored nest box, so adopted the wastebasket as a place to lay. She did this for three days in a row until she found the nest box available again. The Rhodie and the Cochin Mamas turned their children over to the day care manager as well, and returned to their regular pens to rest up from child care. One of the Cochin Mamas raised a Rhodie Child who was rapidly growing bigger than his Mama. they were an interesting pair, Mama with her little fluffy round self and Junior who was dark red and all feet and beak and bony wings.
As for the Chickendads, they are keeping on. Mrs. Chickendad has visited two surgeons lately who have informed her of the need for more surgery, one to repair the broken screw from the original surgery in her foot 3 years back, and another to repair the rotator cuff/nerve damage in her right shoulder. The question is, which to do first? Chickendad has been busy (overdoing it as usual) splitting wood from the 100 year old tree that the utility company cut down in the backyard, turning the shade garden into a sunny garden.
Those of you who subscribe to the Workaday Chicken Picture will have to be on the lookout for the photo of Captain and his molting frizzle girl coming out soon. Little Fizzie has spent the summer stripped down to her underwear, but yesterday Mrs. Chickendad noticed a few pinfeathers starting to come through. She has forgotten what Little Fizzie looks like with her regular clothes!
Baby Barbara, (aka Barbara 2.0) has been moved to the Big Girls Coop, where she is Head Big Girl. Although she has not produced any eggs yet, it is only a matter of time until she and her Rhodie companions begin arguing over nest boxes. Barbara and the other Big Girls received their identification bracelets at the time of the move, Barbara’s was #1, of course. She has been spending her time learning to bathe in the spa, come for treats when called and clean the pen of errant grains and bugs. Probably because the Wyandotte girls have gone broody they have not challenged her position as Queen.
This hatch season has seen several little chicken families toddling about Chickendad Ranch. After the Rock Girls gave up and put themselves back in their coop, their babies joined in with the other kids and made a Rock Group. They are quite mellow and get along well. One of the Mamas got tired of waiting for the favored nest box, so adopted the wastebasket as a place to lay. She did this for three days in a row until she found the nest box available again. The Rhodie and the Cochin Mamas turned their children over to the day care manager as well, and returned to their regular pens to rest up from child care. One of the Cochin Mamas raised a Rhodie Child who was rapidly growing bigger than his Mama. they were an interesting pair, Mama with her little fluffy round self and Junior who was dark red and all feet and beak and bony wings.
As for the Chickendads, they are keeping on. Mrs. Chickendad has visited two surgeons lately who have informed her of the need for more surgery, one to repair the broken screw from the original surgery in her foot 3 years back, and another to repair the rotator cuff/nerve damage in her right shoulder. The question is, which to do first? Chickendad has been busy (overdoing it as usual) splitting wood from the 100 year old tree that the utility company cut down in the backyard, turning the shade garden into a sunny garden.
Those of you who subscribe to the Workaday Chicken Picture will have to be on the lookout for the photo of Captain and his molting frizzle girl coming out soon. Little Fizzie has spent the summer stripped down to her underwear, but yesterday Mrs. Chickendad noticed a few pinfeathers starting to come through. She has forgotten what Little Fizzie looks like with her regular clothes!
Now I wish I had been able to go to Fowl Fest!
