Thursday, April 30, 2015

10 weeks old Orust

Here is the flock enjoying the sunny day out in the forrest!  They are very comfortable among the fallen branches and thorny prickers. I am seeing more and more their strong wing power. They have begun to fly uP to the higher roosts, and take breaks from foraging the forest floor to roost on the lower barren limbs of a pine tree.

Chris is so very photogenic, he was the one sitting on my shoulder in the prior post ;) Always up for some glam!

Chris among the white flowers.


Here is a trio of the 8-week olds. Sunbathing is the best!

They have been devouring the onion and garlic grasses, chasing young flys, and scratching up the leaf littered earth for any tasty morsel!
Look at that purple/blue/green shimmering the black feathers!!
So in total i think I made out with a half dozen females, and the remaining males. Unfortunately that means I will have to cull some soon enough before the territoriality piques.


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

4/15 Tax day: Jay and Chris

How absolutely beautiful these two cockerels are growing up to be!


Monday, April 6, 2015

Happy 7 weeks old!

First 70 degree day always includes a celebration. Celebration such like, garden digging, flower bed tending, coop repairing, tea drinking, chicken cuddling, hammock laying goodness.

looking his best!






Chris


Jason



There was such a beautiful  purple shimmering (of course not fully captured on camera).



spots beginning to appear
 

my son was able to capture my free-chicken-spiritedness perfectly!

he climbed right up!