We seem to have taken on a number of birds.
We have three bantam hens named "Minky". They are miniature Rhode Island Reds and they are the sweetest most gentle hens we have.
Mary has been training this little Minky since she was a 1-day old chick. "Minky-UP" is all she says and this little chicken flies up to her arm for a special treat (dried meal worms in this case).
P E E P !
The Lord works in strange and magical ways to make his presence known.
Turtles are so prehistoric, this one is carrying the message of God to a sad and lonely secular world.
Our first flock of chickens is still so magical, each bird has a unique personality. This group has lived together since their third or fourth day of life. When they come out to play in the patio courtyard they all stick together with their beautiful black rooster, Raven, leading the way.
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| Christmas lights add festive glow to the Flock 1 Castle |
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| L to R: Muddy, Skunk and Lemon, descendants of Punky and the Rangers, raised by Puffs :-) |
PUFFS HATCH A MIRACLE CHICK (OR ?), Come along for the first look......
We took, what we thought were fertilized eggs, from our two favorite full size hens (Miata and Corvette) and placed these eggs under a broody bantam Silkie hen, affectionately named Mom1. She dutifully looked after the jumbo brown eggs as if they were her own. Almost to the day, 21ish days later we have confirmed "peeping" sounds coming from Mom1's nest box.
