Goodbye Muffin

Passed away peacefully today 24th May 2012 to 8th November 2015

INTRODUCING OUR NEW HENS, GINEVRA & SUSAN

We purchased these lovely girls of a man about 20 minutes from home. We have been wanting a Light Sussex for awhile now, and he was also selling some Rhode Island Reds, so we got one so they can have each other for company, which is important when joining an existing flock.

Ella named the Sussex Susan (Suzie) and Kate named the RIR Ginevra, after the witch in Harry Potter.

I hope they settle in well.

R.I.P Phoebe

26/02/2011 - 04/07/2015

MUFFIN

We have a sick chook at the moment, hanging out with Gordon in his outside bed. Lucky they all get along fine and Gordon is happy to share!

Little Things

1. My favourite lamp. I think. I love the glow it puts out.
2. The passionfruit continues to fruit.
3.Sweet Marky is always first down the ramp to the veges in the morning.
4. Free ranging. Omelette is broody, therefore in the nesting box.
5. Tired Cat.
6. My favourite potted flowers right now.

The Chooks

Working fulltime means I haven't been able to spend as much time as I would love to outside pottering around with my feathered friends. So headed outside late afternoon yesterday with very weary feet and took a few photos. Ommie is broody again, so she won't be laying for a little while. The rest are all laying though, even the old girl.

Eggs

After more than 2 years of keeping chickens, I recently had to buy (shock, horror!) some eggs! I thought very carefully where I would purchase them from. I knew it wasn't going to be from a supermarket. Then one day I was at the Stockfeed place stocking up on chook food, guinea pig food and bird seed and the owner had some eggs for sale on the counter. Two dozen actually. So I purchased both after being assured they were free range. Got them home, cooked up some that night to have in our hamburgers, along with our "one" left over from our own chooks and I think the photo best describes them.

Case of the Missing Chook

One morning last week, I went to let the chooks out early as usual, but there was only 3.

Omelette.

Where was she?

I waited and waited. Worried, like Happy Feet, she had passed away during the night.

I wasn't going in to discover her body, so I woke Phil up and sent him in.

I waited to hear "she's dead", but no, nothing.

She wasn't there. Where was she? Had a fox taken her during the night? We scanned high and low looking for a clue. A sign. Anything.

Then Phil turned around and called out "there she is" She was wandering around in the run.

Had I missed her first thing? I didn't think so, but now I wasn't sure.

At least she was alive, even if it was a mystery.

An hour later, I was outside again, and noticed we only had 3 chooks again.

Omelette.

Okay, now I was sure she was hiding somewhere.

But where?

There wasn't really that many places.

I finally heard a noise that drew me to their "bus shelter" and there she was, sittting quite happily!

Cheeky girl!

R.I.P Happy Feet

24/05/2012 - 20/01/2015

Chookies!

The chooks enjoyed sunshine, king kong greens and sunflower seeds today while recovering slowly but surely from fowl pox.

Catching Up ...

It's been hard to get on here lately,,I'm not used to working 7 days a week! But I am getting there, but so tired, so this is just a quick photo post so I don't get too far behind. I'm off to an appointment soon, so will just get this done as quickly as possible.

Ella and I enjoyed some dinner at Dome in the City before Kate's school Presentation Night

Kate cooked breakfast one Sunday morning as part of her Food and Nutrition Assignment

Phoebe escaped for the mash I was making them

Ella did well in the Faction Carnival Day

There was some pointy toes!

There was a slice made

There was sleeping under the couch

There was an athletics Carnival

Cat in the Hat for Book Week

This was part of Ella's assignment on America

Warming Up!

It was a warm day today, so the chooks enjoyed some cold watermelon, the guinea pigs enjoyed munching on wet grass, and Gordon supervised!