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More matings

More matings

It must be summer. The weather is beautiful, sunny, still and mild. Everything is very lush after the rain. Spangles is very keen on mating at every opportunity and Echo is the chosen one at the moment. The hens don’t particularly enjoy Sunny’s attentions and have...
Neptune’s last fling

Neptune’s last fling

We came home, after celebrating Grandpa Tony’s life and spreading his ashes under a totara tree, to find a new cria. He is jet black with a white chin, very spindly legs and soooo silky. Somehow this seems like a very special birth after farewelling Tony. Welcome from...
A place in the sun

A place in the sun

After a very wet weekend we are all relishing a sunny afternoon. The hens like to sunbathe on the deck. So do the llamas. I can hardly keep up with eating what the garden is producing let alone deal with the weeds. Broad beans just starting to produce and wonderful...
Looking for eggs?

Looking for eggs?

Spangles is fascinated by the hens. He had his head in through their door. I don’t think the nesting hen was very impressed. Calendar pose!
Naughty Spangles, happy hens

Naughty Spangles, happy hens

Spangles has not learned that he is not allowed in the house and I found him eating my hat. He had to be lured out with treats. There has been a lot of orgling activity- so most likely some cria in 11 1/2 months. The hens were very appreciative of the totara branch...