Tuesday, April 18, 2006
My new Peeps!
My flock! I got these three pullets - two Sumatras and a Silver Phoenix - from a breeder in Florida. They are still just youngsters; the Phoenix flew up to the highest roosting point in the henhouse yesterday evening
, but the Sumatras, who are younger and not as accomplished at flying, huddled in the straw and tried to get underneath each other (THAT was amusing to watch, though I felt a little sorry for them) as if they were still nestlings. I guess within another week or two they'll all be roosting on high at night. I'm trying to get them used to me; I went home at lunch and shared my lunch - dried apples, canned pineapple, and pecans - with them.
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My flock! I got these three pullets - two Sumatras and a Silver Phoenix - from a breeder in Florida. They are still just youngsters; the Phoenix flew up to the highest roosting point in the henhouse yesterday evening
, but the Sumatras, who are younger and not as accomplished at flying, huddled in the straw and tried to get underneath each other (THAT was amusing to watch, though I felt a little sorry for them) as if they were still nestlings. I guess within another week or two they'll all be roosting on high at night. I'm trying to get them used to me; I went home at lunch and shared my lunch - dried apples, canned pineapple, and pecans - with them.
¶ 5:07 PM
