We’ve had so much rain and Buttercup hasn’t been enjoying it.
Chicken Information
Reading is Fundamental
Quiet Visitors
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
We have a family of deer that live in the woods that surround us. I’ve been trying to get a better picture but this girl spooks so easily I haven’t been able.
The chickens really seem to like her though. As she walks along the back of the fence the chickens follow. If some of them have escaped the pen they’ll zip around her feet like cats do so often to us. A noticable difference though is I don’t think the deer cares if it steps on a chicken - its just concerned with going where ever it goes.
These deer are beautiful. Too bad they insist on eating my tomato plants.
Becoming Buff
Thursday, August 28, 2008
When we got our chickens so long ago Buttercup here was supposed to be a Buff Laced Polish. But she was the wrong color. Off white, with no lacing. Our Laced Wyandotte’s started to show closer to adult colors pretty early. But not Buttercup. Until recently I was wondering if her lacing would ever really look right.
Now she looks nice though. The lacing is really nice on her tan feathers. Even the afro is laced.
A New Layer
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Meg has started laying.
We now have 4 chickens laying. Teresa, Julian, Jessie, and Meg. Julian is actually the most reliable so far. Everyday since she started. Teresa is pretty good, 3 out of 4 days or so we find one. And Jessie, well, she’s a little unreliable. In the last 2 weeks we’ve only gotten 3 eggs from her. Maybe 4. Meg just started so I don’t know what kind of layer she’ll be.