Garretta . . . Again

Sorry, I’m really late getting this post out, but Garretta is well again and acting totally normal. She hasn’t laid an egg since she was sick, though. I suspect her lack of eggs is due to her molting — she is very dishevled-looking!

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Garretta

Starting yesterday, Garretta isn’t feeling well. She laid in the nest box all day, drank a lot of water, didn’t eat anything (even bread!), had drippy droppings and was basically listless. She laid an egg with an extremely thin shell and it had a little blood on it long with some other gooey thing. It was gross and we threw it out. We put her on medication.

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Dali Rap!

In the coop

my hens are my groupies,

they follow me around like my

Possie.

I’m

the fluffy

one in the flock

but that don’t mean

I’m a wimp or a sock.

‘Cause I’m just as cool

as you normal-haired cocks.

Well,

Dali is my name

and it fits me per-fect-ly.

My white afro hair-do

and my regal stance and stature

it only suggests

that I’m as crazy

as the painter.

I’m

a Silkie

a unique kind of bird.

There is no chicken

just as cool

in the entire world.

And all you Silkie wanna-bes

you just wanna look like me.

All you really wanna-be

is just like ME!

In the coop my hens are my groupies,

they follow me around like my

Possie.

I’m the guy in the group

but I got a heart, too

to protect my coop

and my girlfriends, too.

I’m strong and I’m handsome

I’m a bird you wanna see

What can I say?

No chick can deny me!

Bread, apples, and pears

are my favorite treats

and purple cabbage

is also good to eat.

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Hey Peeps!

Hey guys, I haven’t posted in awhile, so I will start with older news. About a month ago, the striped chick died due to sickness. It was very sad, seeing as it was the cutest, friendliest, and a family favorite. It’s name was Clarence. The Buffs are growing oober fast and are starting to get little combs and light red coloring under their beaks. One chick is dark brown and the other chick is tan and brown. The colors are questionable for a Buff Orpington, so we think that the Buffs are a mix of Buff Orpington and something else. The dark brown chick is named Cinnamon and the lighter one is named Saffron. Saffron is a little nutty and has lots of energy. Cinnamon is calm (mostly) and likes to be pet.

As far as the big chicks are concerned, everything is fine. Guenevere and Ginger are wearing “Pinless Peepers” — little orange pieces of plastic that you hook on their nostrils. The Peepers prevent the chickens from seeing straight ahead thus disallowing them to peck Garretta. Talking about Garretta, she is doing great and laying about five times a week. A few weeks ago she was molting and her butt has been bare for months due to pecking and molting. We will take the peepers off Ginger and Guenevere after Garretta’s feathers return. My mom ordered the “Pinless Peepers” at an online store. The Peepers have been very effective and I recommend them to anyone with small flock dominance issues.

Dali is still here — we have not relocated him yet. He is hilarious as ever with his funny little dance moves and happy clucking. I will miss him tremendously after he’s gone.

The Silkies still haven’t been born at Mary’s farm. I guess with the cold spring weather her Silkie hatches haven’t been very successful. Looks like we’ll have to get them during the summer. See y’all later.

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