Sage Picture giveaway

The Sage picture goes to  VAM. 

Noni's hut

My friend and I made a hut for Noni.

We tiled it.

We used sand to make it stick.

My friend Claire did the tiling and did the sand room (it is more of a mud room now).

We made it for Noni but Gale is now using it for a spring board and it is getting destroyed.

Sage picture givaway

As i was out in the chicken coop I took a beautiful pic of Sage. I used iPhoto and made a frame around it.

All you have to do to win this pic is post a comment listing all your pets.

Sage

Sage has grown a lot! She is the size of Zozo without the feathers.

She is soooo beautiful!

She is living with the flock now. Sunset has taken her back. They now sleep together. But sometimes..... Sage hangs out in her hut me and my friend Claire built for her.

I can't wait until she starts to lay eggs!!!!

New things everywhere

First thing,

we got a new dog! Her name is Gale. We got her from the humane society. She was 3 months old. Now she is 4 months.

Sage has gotten very big. Yesterday we let Sage into the flock. Everyone hung out with her and didn't peck her but Sunset pecked and pecked her, but last night, they were sitting together in the nesting box.

A week ago we let Sage and the big chickens out. Sage was eating corn when Bonita came running and ate next to her.

 Sage also made another friend that day,
Gale

Mixing Chicken Breeds

have you ever wonderd what a Splash Silkie mixed with a blue would look like?

A White Silkie with a Silver Seabrite?

well here is a site that can tell you !

http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator

Two eggs

Yesterday I picked up a Sammy egg.  Then a couple of hours later when I went to check on the chickens, Sammy was sitting in the nest box and in about 28 minutes she had again laid an egg.  She laid two eggs in one day!  Wow!  Good Sammy!

In one hour this 

  

created this!

I hope we start getting five eggs a day:  one from Sylvia, one from Valerie, one from Bonita and two from Sammy! 

The Little Family

Suzzie was looking sad so I brought him into the house and gave him some spinach.  He sat there, ate a little bit and then sat there.  So I put him outside with Sunset and Sage in the chicken tractor.  He did his little rooster dance to Sunset and annoyed her while Sage freaked out.

I left them in terror.  A couple of minutes later I saw this.

Suzzie showing Sage and Sunset a yummy treat.

They were a little family.  

Suzzie hogged most of the camera.  He likes getting his picture taken and posing.

Then someone escaped through a hole in the chicken tractor.

Mom clucked loudly and Sage retreated from the danger.

Then Sage went frolicking in the sunlight.  But Suzzie told Sage he had a treat and Sage hopped over there and ate it.

I  hope when Sage gets older and joins the flock Suzzie will protect her and love her the way he loved Zozo, his favorite hen.

As Mad As A Wet Hen

Sunset had been sitting in her poo every night and had it crusted on her chest so I gave her a bath. She didn't like it. I plopped Sunset and Sage in the Chicken Tractor in the front yard and went back inside. In one hour, I came back to check on them. Sunset was still wet and she was glaring at me. I grabbed a camera and took a picture of her and she squawked at me.

wet Sunset

Glaring Sunset

Then she flapped and ran in a big circle round the tractor and then sat down at the far side of it. 

running Sunset 

I do not understand this odd behavior.  Yes, she screams at me. Yes she pecks me, but this I just don't understand.

An Ordinary Day

It's an ordinary day today so I went out to tag the chickens.  Each chicken has an individual color.  

Sammy's color is purple.

Suzzie's is yellow and black.

Bonita's is orange like her.

Sylvia's is yellowish green.

Sunset's color is red.
Sage doesn't have a color because she is too small.

And Valerie's is red and green.

Like I said, today's an ordinary day.  Chickens are eating cold kale.

Bonita is looking at the dust bathing tub that contains diatomaceous earth and sand.  

And dogs are barking at Rat City.

But, I have some new things in my garden. 

 This is what I have.

Parsley

Lamb's Ear

 Purple Petunia

Also my cucumbers have flowers!

And last, but not least.....

a shade umbrella!

It adds to my garden.