This is really the only picture I have of Leda, and I suppose there will be no others. Last Thursday she died. She was being a little aloof on Wednesday and by Thursday she was obviously very sick. We did what we could to help but by Thursday afternoon she had died.
It was kidney failure or something [...]
We bought Rory here at about 3 weeks old in May. We thought he was a she, but he started showing some very roo-ish signs after a couple of weeks. Now it’s very clear that he’s, well a he. This is our first experience with such a young cockerel. We’re hoping we don’t run into [...]
This is the best picture I could get. She’s flighty and won’t let me get a good picture, but Leda is quickly becoming a very beautiful chicken. The black on her face, gold running down her neck and chest as well as a nice lavender that’s developing in her tail.
They are getting pretty big now. Still [...]
I mentioned earlier that the new young chicks had sort of created their own flock. I’m not sure if it had to do with size, but I suspect that was at least part of the issue. They were often forced away from the food so that the bigger, older chickens could eat. I had to [...]