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Summer 2011
Plenty of Chicks, a broody Black Rock, some lovely Light Sussex and Ugly Betty 2!
A Broody Black Rock?
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Feeding time for the Light Sussex
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Barnevelder playing 'King of the Castle'
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The Nosiest Chicken!
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Ugly Betty 2
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No, I'm not coming out!
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New Season - April 2011
Better start but fewer birds ... trying to cut down on the number of breeds!
A very pleasant surprise this morning....
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2 young deer had found their way into the garden
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Light Sussex hens are starting to lay!
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Ugly Betty!
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What an ex-battery hen turns into :)
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Lovely little cockerel, we just have to many!
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'Mum to be', hopefully!
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When a Welsummer Cock gets in with the Pekins!
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Quest for bread!
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What's the plural of Black Rock?
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1st May 2010
An even slower start this season... but keep watching!
"Little Baby Duck Ducks"!
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Baby Saxony's new nest
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Rescue of the Thirteen!
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3
More Broody Pekins
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Welsummer Hen enjoying the sun
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It knows I am planting carrots!
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King of the Garden!
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...ER NO! That would be me!
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June 2009
First chicks to be hatching at school
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Tiny Welsummer one day old.
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What are the marbles for?
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KENNETH!
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May 2009
A friendly coot that demanded feeding!
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First fledglings in the garden
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April 2009
The birds are hungry!
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Daisy has worked out that the sprinkler brings worms
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Daisy hadn't seen sweetcorn before!
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Pekin chicks insist on being on the same spot.
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King of pen!
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From nest to frying pan!
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March 2009
The all new Lemon Pekin Family
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The hens are in full lay
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Young Pekins about to come off the heat-lamp
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Welsummer Pullets stealing all the bread!
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New Year/New Season - February 2009
A slow start so far this year due to the weather; but the incubator is warming up!
The chickens had been busy upon our return.
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Light Sussex acting as lookout
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A young Cochin pullet that has just started laying
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Mystery Bird 2009
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The meanest Pea-Comb!
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RIR caught in the storm
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August
2008
Our 3 Guinea Fowl chicks
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Pekin cockerel being very protective
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Happy Cochin couple snuggled up
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Mystery Bird 2
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Ex-Battery hen enjoying the long grass
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The Welsummer chicks ready to be let out
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July
2008
Everyone is having babies!
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Even the cat has had kittens!
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Some of our Welsummer and RIR Chicks
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Warrens laying plenty of eggs
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June
2008
Who has the best hair style?
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Vorwerks finishing off the food
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Cleaning up the chick crumbs!
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Black Rock has started laying torpedos!
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May
2008
Taking
over the gardens!
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Splash
Cochin and brood
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The
Headless White Maran!
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3
Broody Pekins
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Cuckoo
Maran Quartet!
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Ambers
posing for the camera
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Sleepy
Splash Wyandotte
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An
explosion of chicks
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April
2008
The
first hatchlings in the incubator
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One
of four tiny Pekin chicks
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Cochins
a few minutes old
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Almost
out!
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Breaking
out!
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Enjoying
the little amount of sunshine!
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March 2008
Silkie chicks enjoying the sunshine
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One of the four new Cochins
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Easter Sunday!
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Easter Monday!!
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New Splash Cochin with Buff Orpington
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New toy and homemade candler!
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Chicks hatched under the neighbours hedge!
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1 Day old!
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February
2008
New additions to the family!
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1 of 4 Silkie Chicks cuddled up in a jumper
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Camera-shy
Leghorn Pullet!
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Feeding frenzy with the Speckledies (a worm)!
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The
Feeding Log!
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Silver Pencilled Wyandotte Pullets
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Some
of the Pekin Family
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White
Pekin Male
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January
2008
Frosty
January at Willow Cottage
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The
Mystery Bird?
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Brahma
Bantams, Black Rock & Mystery Bird Eggs
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1
of the new Black Rock - caught in the rain!
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