Behold!
This is Pippa.
Jellybean's fourth -and last -chick.
She's a cutie.
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Sadly; Jellybean's last egg -her fifth, was rotted yesterday, and I had to toss it out.
However, my little bantam hen has four beautful chicks.
That my Momma won't let me take inside.
Little Storm really wants me to be her Momma.
She told me.
Jellybean is quite pleased with her babies. And I think that maybe she's on my Mom's side; and doesn't want me to take one of her chicks.
*Makes a sad face*
Her and her babies are now in a drop-pen outside; they really like it!
And I'm glad.
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Luke is still jealous.
Look how offended he is!
In other news;
I held Dragon today.
(My duck)
You haven't held a critter until you've held a duck.
They are fat, soft, and wet.
And they squirm.
And make a lot of noise.
But they still...make up for it...with their softness and fatness.
Lol.
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Dragon has gotten very big -especially when I hold Cathy and compare them....
This is Alexandra
Jellybean's third baby.
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She is a very curious chick. Despite the fact that she only hatched a while ago; and should be tired. You should have seen her peering over the edge of the nest-box, looking down at all the other birds.
I'm thinking that her real momma is a Barred Rock hen. Because Alex looks a lot like a Barred Rock, and she was hatched from a dark brown egg....
The other babies are doing good also. All the chicks are drinking/eating whatever feed I give their Momma; because she still won't get off the nest. She still has two eggs left! And one is crackin' good now, I can see the beak poking out of the egg....
Jellybean, Little Storm, Alex, and Ember!
Woot!
5/05/2010
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My bantam hen Jellybean's thrid egg has hatched! The little bird isn't quite dry yet; but when she is I'll post some pictures!
AND Jellybean's fourth egg is cracking! :)
Yeah!
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The second of Jellybean's five eggs has hatched!
Meet Little Storm
Isn't she just so pretty? :)
She's bit wilder then her sister Ember; ooo, but doesn't she have beautiful markings?
When we get Gamechicks they always have those marking, 'cept they're brown...I wonder what Little Storm's a cross of...
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Welcome to the world young 'un!
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Ember
5/04/2010
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Last night one of Jellybean's five eggs hatched.
This is Ember.
She's doing very well, and is walking around next to her Momma in the nest. I'll be going outside several times today to make sure she hasn't fallen out.
She's very sweet, and fairly quiet, unlike some chicks.
And she's very soft.
Very,
very,
very,
very soft.
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Welcome to the world young 'un!
We cleaned out the chicken/goat coops today.
We went inside and feasted upon soem very yummy cookies -thanks Momma! -then I went outside shortly after and took some pictures!
The chickens we have been letting out during the day -and here is my baby rooster Snowy and two of his ladies.
I'm very proud of this boy -he's doing very well in the pecking order. And he's such a pretty boy. With his handsome tail feathers and bright red comb.
I like taking pictures of dandilions. Sorry!
Back to the critters -
Anybody remember Diamond? The little white chick that was -is -my favorite of our last clutch of chicks?
She's turned into a beautiful young lass -just look at her nice buff feathers!
Here's two of her sisters:
Our buff polish.
Her feather-head is looking pretty good!
She's quite proud of it, you should she her strut....
One of our Cuckuo Maran chicks.
These birds peck -at -every -thing!
The ground, the air, poop, my feet, eachother, my toes, the fence, my hands...you get the point.
I am sorry.
But this rooster is to darn cute.
He's our big-boy rooster. His name is M&Ms. Which is not a very tough sounding name.
He gets teased about it. He told me.
I told him to suck it up.
Now he ignores me.
True story.
My baby boy Tonks. He's doing really good. And is high in the pecking order now-a-days. Which surprises me because he is blind in one eye, and tiny.
Very tiny.
He's a sweet-heart though.
Our big ducks!
Our baby ducks!
Walking in their little row...how cute!
That's Gavin, lagging behind. I think Gavin is a hen. Though I have my doubts about the other four. They all look pretty big to be females....
Hermione!
I found her hiding in her spool chewing cud.
There is my proof.
Hahah. :)
For some reason -with goats -food is always better the second time 'round.
(Bad picture, sorry!)
My bantam Jellybean. Her eggs should be hatching soon!
I've been watching them carefully, candling them, and everything.
They look pretty good, though some seem to be a little behind. Which could be a problem if she has to take care of the older ones....
She's ready for them to hatch -though, as am I.
She's got that concentrated look, now.
Leia was hiding in the spool also -though she's just watching me....
The baby ducks.
All resting together...
Awww.
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I end this post with a picture of Duke.
Looking like a total genius.
Poor dog.
You just gotta love him!
We went to my grandparents' house yesterday.
And I took pictures! :)
Birdhouse!
Ooooo, fountain-thingy.
A skull!
Water drops!
Dolly!
Look at her little beard! :)
Such a pretty dawg.
Hm.
No people pictures.... Ah well. :)
Anyways! I hope you enjoyed those photos!
Everything is going good here; the baby ducks and chicks are doing well -they are now running around the chicken lot with the other birds and my goats.
My bantam hen Jellybean is sitting on 5 eggs, all fertile! Hopefully they will be hatching in the next week or so.
We also have a gamebird sitting -Willow calls her Sun -she's on 1 'duck' egg. This egg is fertile, and is way behind Jellybean's eggs (I have candled them,) and she started sitting way before my bantam, which makes us think she has a duck egg. And -well -we found the egg on the ground.
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Hopefully we'll have some more baby birds so!
*Cheers*
I have also decided to start running again.
Starting today.
Hopefully.
*Coughs*
I'm going to try to do two miles today.
But first, we must concentrate on worming our doggies.
Mom has just confirmed that Duke has tapeworms.
Great -eh?
It probably has something to do with all the dogs chewing on an old beaver carcass....
Bleh.
I bought 7 new books last week.
My Daddy took me out to eat and to Mckays for my birthday!
A little late...my birthday is in November, but I had a great time all the same!
:)
Here are my new books:
The Sherlock Holmes books are awesome!
We saw the movie not long ago -I loved it!
And so, of course, I had to buy two books, each with about 12 stories in them about Sherlock Holmes!
Then I have those three Redwall books, that Seekers book, and a Star Wars book!
Yeah!
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Guess what y'all? I think spring is finally here.
See those buds? My Mom's fruit trees are covered in them.
I took Mom's camera out; and I took a LOT of pictures, these ones I'm posting as a few of many.
My pretty frizzle hen -Snowflake.
My Mom had the door open, because Zeb was walking in and out -well, I found this little hen wandering around.
In our house.
It hasn't been the first time.
Remember Sparky? He's a handsome young feller now -he's left his mamma, sorta. He follows her around a little, but she doesn't look after him anymore.
You have no idea how long it took me to get that picture of him, I was chasing him all around the lot trying to get close enough to get a good picture. He's very camera shy. I wasn't even that close!
My silkie rooster Bunny.
In all his awesome fluffiness.
One of our young mixed-breed roosters.
I call him Fireblaze.
His brothers -Cody, a handsome white rooster; and a rooster that looks just like Fireblaze except that he's bigger, and has a beard. I call him Nightblaze.
The sunshine is just right for our dusting hens. They were slinging dirt all over!
(Bad picture, sorry!)
Our babies!
Remember little Diamond? She's got a wonderful buff color now.
Snowy. My precious rooster.
He's top rooster now -you can tell by his tail and his spurs, which are almost two inches long!
Hermione and Leia, my goats.
Leia likes the camera. She's a model.
Really!
I love her little beard.
Our lovely little polish hen.
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My sweet, sweet dog.
At her most active moment.
Kinda.
Some wildflowers.
More flowers.
Dandelions!
The day has been very warm, with the sun, and all. :)
It's been awesome.
I took a walk with Zelda earlier, and I saw some interesting wild-critters: hawks, ducks, swallows....
I might actually write a little thing to describe that walk....
I'll let y'all know.
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Over and out.
