Chick update

Hey - Remember the hatching eggs I got in April/May and seven of them hatched out?

Well, here is the group now. We are down to one bantam hen raising the group of 7, "Mother Hubbard" as she is affectionatly know as around here.  She is managing the small flock of 7 chicks.

Today I let them out in the field for some fresh grass time.  I may have one or two roosters, perhaps they all are pullets, but the little one may be a Bantam henX as I had two of Peep's eggs setting as well. -

I've named it Motley,

and you can tell why.

 Have a great day, and thanks for checking in!

Barb

Mother Hubbard and her two chicks (the eggs she hatched out)

Mother Hubbard keeping watch.

I think this guy may be a Roo. He's from Peep's hatch.

This is the rest of Peep's chicks - I think they may be pullets

Yummmmm enjoying that nice grass gone to seed.

Roo baby?



Little Motley.

Leaving Elementry...

Here is a card I made for Dougla's Graduation next week. He's off to High School next September.  I found the card idea off of Pinterest, so I can't take the credit for the orginal idea.  The bow tie is made of paper, from a template I used.  I bought two packs of black Paper at a yard sale for $1.00, and the bling is from Dollar Store.

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

Look who's getting braver!

Splish Splash

Lily never ceases to amaze us with her independent thinking abilities. She can problem solve very well and is very in tune with her surroundings. This past weekend she showed us how smart an English Shepherd can be with her demonstration of -

How to enter a pool for the first time.....

knows how to enter the pool...

Hmmmmm , I'll think about this for a moment...

Just having a good look around...

trying to work out the ladder..and the lack of a solid surface...

Starting to take the plunge...

SPLASH! (not a graceful entry - but an entry nonetheless)

Hey Dad ! I"m swimming!

Ahhh this is the life!

The Sky is Falling!

Okay - It's been a while,  but really, its been a flurry of activity here this past month.

About four weeks ago, (maybe more) The three bantam hens I have hatched out eggs. Now not only do I have 3 pullets that are 7 weeks old, I also have 7 chicks that are about three weeks old. The funny part is they all 'belong' to different mothers. Peep has four chicks, Mother Hubbard has two, and Cheap has only one. (only because she's a dumb mother, and couldn't hatch out her eggs if her life depended on it)
They all are Silver Laced Wyndottes, now to try and determine how many roos and how many hens I will end up with. 

Here are a few of the little lovely's about a couple of days old.

Sandie is feeling a bit maternal these days, so she just loves to check out the new additions. Each group has to be carried out to their individual runs, since all the mothers don't get along with each other.  We now have group A, group B, group C and  you guessed it... group D.  Group A has been sucessfully introduced to the regular group of chickens without problem, so at least this week I only have to carry out two groups.  The run is starting to look like a scene from Hogans Heros with fencing everywhere to keep everyone seperated. Remind me again next year not to have multiple hatches.

 Enjoy as we get ready for warmer weather, Grade 8 Graduation , and stressing out Lily..

Barb