Because we have chickens, here's a poultry post

-

Five of eight; Camilla is already on the wall, the other two grabbing a quick snack before bedtime.

Yes, it's been raining. No, I have not been sewing. Yes, I have been working on a manuscript. No, it's not Home and Far Away.

LOL!

But in the interim or meantime or whatever here's an update about the hens. They are nearly full-on hens, seventeen and a half weeks old, DUDE! We've had them for seventeen weeks as of today, and as of today Camilla is the most likely to start the egg-laying parade. We've uncovered the nesting boxes, and while we can't find the golf balls purchased to entice them into investigating, these chicks seem to have pretty keen instincts for the rest of their chicken-lives. Like eating grit and coming inside before it gets dark, although coming in out of the rain seems beyond them.

Insert facepalm emoji HERE.

But back to Camilla.... Always the largest chick, pullet, almost henny-penny. First with a comb, albeit yellow while Nadia had a pink comb right off the bat. First with wattles. First to get treats, haha. First to give us an egg? Maybe! She's acquiring the submissive squat pose, and certainly likes being first on the wall, where they roost at night. First into posing? Perhaps! She wants to be queen, but she's actually a Welsummer hen.

Definitely first to pose, sweet silly Camilla.

Oh my goodness, we almost have HENS!! That's crazy!

Displaying her red facial features in this shot. Please don't peck at the poo....

These pics were snapped a couple of nights ago. Camilla squatted as I stroked her back, and I just have to wonder if one of these days I'll go out and hear an egg song. Camilla's egg song! Or maybe Nadia will be first at something besides her nimble-footed ways. 

I'll be sure to let you know when there's news to share!

Popular posts from this blog

Straight to the Heart

-
Image
It's always a PLEASURE to announce a new release! Straight to the Heart: The Hawk Book Three continues the saga of Eric and Lynne Snyder, as well as their best friends Sam and Renee Ahern. Add Stanford Taylor, Laurie Abrams and newcomer Marek Jaworski to the mix and this women's fiction/magical realism/historical fiction drama proffers joy, intrigue, and heartbreak all in a tightly knit 90K. And best of all, it's FREE! (Unless you get it on Amazon; then it's ninety-nine cents.) Set in spring of 1962, Lynne and Eric are about to realize their biggest dream, as parenthood knocks on their door. This thrill isn't theirs alone; Renee and Sam share in their exuberance, until Sam's sister Frannie makes a startling announcement. Meanwhile, Seth's continuing status in Minnesota stirs concern in his cousin Laurie, who doesn't believe Seth is being fully honest. As Eric and Lynne draw closer to their new pastor Marek Jaworski, truths surface about that man's p...
Read more

Blogging or Bluesky

-
Image
  A hunk from my Lavender EPP quilt, currently in progress. Around the first of March, I took an early Lenten sabbatical from Bluesky Social. My account with that form of social media is only from last November, after the election. I didn't abandon a Twitter handle for it, as that type of social media had never been my preferred method of outreach. As you can imagine, I like a LONG manner in which to share my thoughts, smiley face inserted HERE. Yet I was happy to create the account, and enjoyed the camaraderie I met. Giving up Bluesky was in part a Lenten sacrifice, as well as a need to distance myself from the weight of what was happening in America. I fully expected to rejoin the banter once Easter was over. That plan has been discarded, as I will continue my absence from Skeets and a three hundred character limit for posts. That was certainly a hindrance, as often I have far more on my mind, LOL. But what I found most interesting was how I didn't miss that level of social m...
Read more

The Rescue of Owl Chicken Part Two

-
Image
Hmm, I guess this is how life is now; dark, cramped, alone. Yes, imagine you are Owl Chicken; one moment you're trying to get comfortable for sleep, then next you're shoved aside, falling down a sharp drop into darkness. Utter darkness. Solitary darkness, although you can hear peeps and tiny clucks above you. The rest of the flock is above you, but now your world is altered. Is that how those abducted by ICE feel in detention centers? Snatched from their lives, they languish in facilities where their humanity is devalued by deplorable living conditions. Or how trans veterans are being forced into retirement and denied full benefits after loyally serving this nation. Any number of situations can be listed, people being maltreated for a variety of reasons that the current administration have imposed due to cruelty, bias, and worse. The current American administration is displaying distinct hatred to segments of this nation without remorse or apology, despite what God made know th...
Read more