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JaeG said:
Hello everyone - thought I'd better come and wish you all a Happy Easter. I haven't been on BYC for ages. Birds seem to take over my life.

We are having the annual battle with mites and I think we might be winning (finally) if the damn sparrows would just stay away. All my chickens gave up on laying really early this year, though occasionally I get the odd, tiny bantam egg. Then again, I have one broody bantam in a tree (I think there's only one) and another hen on eggs in a blackberry bush). I'm hoping they don't hatch anything as I already have 13 chicks I took off 2 other hens. One nest was absolutely infested with mites! Yuck! Poor babies!

We've also had a plague of mice. It's been crazy this year. We've caught lots in traps and have been through so much bait it's not funny. I think we are finally winning there too though.

My white pair of cockatiels decided to have a very late clutch of babies. They hatched 3 but the youngest died. I was going to bring it inside as it seemed to be falling further and further behind the other 2, but I wasn't quite quick enough and I found it dead the morning I was sorted to bring it inside. Then the younger of those 2 started to fall behind (first time parents tend to favour the oldest chick in the nest), and I didn't want another dead baby, so I brought the younger one inside. I much prefer to bring them in at 3 weeks old but this baby was only 2 weeks old, though honestly it looked younger than that.

I can't tell if it is a boy or girl but I know the older one still out with the parents is a girl. I'm hoping they are both girls. :fl

I haven't got any recent photos but here it was a 2 weeks old:
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It looks much prettier now but it is still a ways behind its sister. It's hard to get a nice photo of something that roars at you like a banshee for food! :lol: Our son has called it Crumbs.

And here's a beautiful double rainbow we had the other day - it was so vivid and close:
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Today is stormy and horrible. ⛈️ It's very windy, very rainy, dark and dreary. But it's the first storm for quite some time and the ground needs a good watering. A good day to catch up on BYC!
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Hi, @JaeG Beautiful photos. Welcome back and Happy Easter.:love🌹
 
My daughter sent me this today. She is painting pictures my roosters. She hasn't painted in ages, so I'm happy she thought of me.
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JaeG said:
Hello everyone - thought I'd better come and wish you all a Happy Easter. I haven't been on BYC for ages. Birds seem to take over my life.

We are having the annual battle with mites and I think we might be winning (finally) if the damn sparrows would just stay away. All my chickens gave up on laying really early this year, though occasionally I get the odd, tiny bantam egg. Then again, I have one broody bantam in a tree (I think there's only one) and another hen on eggs in a blackberry bush). I'm hoping they don't hatch anything as I already have 13 chicks I took off 2 other hens. One nest was absolutely infested with mites! Yuck! Poor babies!

We've also had a plague of mice. It's been crazy this year. We've caught lots in traps and have been through so much bait it's not funny. I think we are finally winning there too though.

My white pair of cockatiels decided to have a very late clutch of babies. They hatched 3 but the youngest died. I was going to bring it inside as it seemed to be falling further and further behind the other 2, but I wasn't quite quick enough and I found it dead the morning I was sorted to bring it inside. Then the younger of those 2 started to fall behind (first time parents tend to favour the oldest chick in the nest), and I didn't want another dead baby, so I brought the younger one inside. I much prefer to bring them in at 3 weeks old but this baby was only 2 weeks old, though honestly it looked younger than that.

I can't tell if it is a boy or girl but I know the older one still out with the parents is a girl. I'm hoping they are both girls. :fl

I haven't got any recent photos but here it was a 2 weeks old:
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It looks much prettier now but it is still a ways behind its sister. It's hard to get a nice photo of something that roars at you like a banshee for food! :lol: Our son has called it Crumbs.

And here's a beautiful double rainbow we had the other day - it was so vivid and close:
View attachment 3067135
View attachment 3067136

Today is stormy and horrible. ⛈️ It's very windy, very rainy, dark and dreary. But it's the first storm for quite some time and the ground needs a good watering. A good day to catch up on BYC!
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Oh, Jae…..it’s so great to hear from you again!!

janiedoe said:
My daughter sent me this today. She is painting pictures my roosters. She hasn't painted in ages, so I'm happy she thought of me.
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Beautiful!
 

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