Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there on this special day.


The love and devotion of a mother is a very special thing.


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Birth and Rebirth?

A few weeks ago, Francine, our new blue splash Orpington went broody.  She looked like this:



Three weeks later, she looked like this:


The only difference is that there was a faint peeping sound coming from under her wing.  I checked under her wing and... got pecked a whole bunch of times.  After the pecking stopped, I found this:



On another note, there might be a rebirth of the birds.  Yes, that's right, the Baltimore Orioles have the best record in baseball.

 

Hopefully, both the Orioles and Brett, Francine, and our new little chick will continue to have a good summer.