Ive been fighting a cold. Or allergies.
Stuffy, sniffly, and icky.
So, this is January.
Stuffy, sniffly, and icky.
So, this is January.
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I decided to take a solo vacation & see the family. My littlest chicks are being taken care of by my wonderful friend "Mother Hen" in Sonoma. They will be spoiled rotten.
The darling boyfriend agreed to do some feeding of the big chickens while I'm away, but I also recruited my friend Stephanie to come help out. She's a big chicken fan :) I told her that it would be an easy job, just spend time with them, feed, water, and collect the eggs. I'd be back in a few days. Then I mentioned she might need to shake the broodies in the corner. She was confused, so I went right out to the coop & shot this video. Last week I got to visit with my wonderful rooster Pistol. I cried a little bit. Happy tears. He was adopted about a year ago & became a chicken prince! He lives at Castillo de Amorosa Winery in Napa Valley. It is a beautiful castle & Pistol roams the property with other exotic birds. I haven't seen him since the day he left the farm (it was raining outside, very sad & dramatic) and I wondered how he was doing. So my darling boyfriend took me to the castle to see Pistol. It took us about 20 minutes to find him (just as I was beginning to fear the worst) But....  Chillin' in the vineyard He was so big! So healthy! Wandering around the vineyard by the parking lot. I kneeled down & he came over. He wouldn't let me pick him up like the old days, but he seemed very happy. I was so surprised to see him walk around so proud & pose for pictures with visitors. It was crowded at the castle & he just cruised around the tourists, visiting, clucking. People stopped to take pictures of my chicken! Very proud.  L to R: Pistol at 2-3 days old with Claire~ Pistol as a "teen mom" with baby Maty & Monkey~ Pistol at the farm before he left for the castle and became a real prince  Above: When I found him, & a day later--fluffed out This is the new Georges. My wonderful Christmas surprise.
I thought all my broody hens had rejected their fertile eggs in the beginning of December, but it turns out they were hiding one! I had a successful hatch with my Brinsea incubator, and was very satisfied. A couple days later, I was cleaning up eggshells & mess outside when I heard a peeping-- a distressed peeping. I ran into the coop, and pushed aside the Silkies that had crowded about the broody box-- there was Georges! I scooped him up & brought him inside. Luckily my incubator was clean, still warmish, and Georges could be near the other chicks. 10 hours later, Georges was ready to meet his fellow fluffers. Yay! Georges 2 is so sweet & mellow-- just like original Georges. Maybe Georgette? Georgina? |
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