winter snow

October 2022

2022b

These babies are so adorable.  I love hen hatched eggs.  Just so much more robust n healthy.  

garden

two boys and little girl

Ei (ennu x ? )22a

"When lightning flashes it casts a shadow. My name means shadow. " 

Welcome back.  Here Ei. My only surviving 2022a hatchling. 

And yes. Ei like Raiden Ei.  Look it up ;)

coop beginnings day

Been neglecting this lonely build.

Finally started,  got part of a roof up. And separation between right and lefsides. s.

Here's my last mama and her three babies.

6 7 22

2022a

They're here!

broody hens separated

April 4, 2022

Here's some of the eggs and their weights!

March update.

This winter was tough. Not weather tough, but predator tough. I have for 12 years allowed the chickens to free range. No fences, no boundaries. They get to enjoy running through the forest and yard on their own accord. Unfortunately there has been some heavy losses this winter. Walton and Venus were taken. Walton would have been coming into his first full year and I was excited for the potential. Yet things don’t always go to plan when you allow them free range. In a desperate attempt I hatched out some older eggs, not a single one survived due to the predators. The raccoon figured out how to open the door. And several others were drug off. What I am left with is a flock of 6 hens and 1 rooster. The rooster who i named Ennu, is a big E phenotype. he has some red leakage and the beautiful mottle with rose comb (see below). After a long break of three months without laying the hens have begun again. I am getting 6 eggs a day with the largest clocking in at 64 grams. The color is a deeper brown so I am happy. I had a worry that I would never get my egg size over 60 again due to the cross in of the Orust breed. Whose eggs are small and barely 45g. but making some concerted effort over the years to only hatch out of larger eggs, I am definitely seeing the results.

Here's Enno.  Son of Walton. 

Mo mo with bl

Enno and some of the gals in the forest.

Selfie with Enno;)

First dozen eggs from the girls.