Tommy (said with French accent)

I'm pretty sure I saw Tommy get jealous of me feeding Old Boy. Or at least I'd like to think so.

I was feeding them some food and Old Boy always gets my attention as he stands right in front of me and generally I feed him all the best bits. After a while Tommy came over and had a little chat - I call that jealously. Old Boy shrugged it off, or couldn't' really hear it. He was too focused on the food. My camera is the studio at Malibu at the moment, so we'll just have to make do with these old shots of Tommy. I love this one, it looks like Tommy has a fake moustache on.

I just got a new computer and damn, my pictures look great. I didn't realise what such great photos I took, well I did, but the colour is amazing!

Young chick

If you can look past my crap photography this is the young chicken to watch. Its feathers are quite pretty, no Blondy Bear but we'll see. These young chicks snap at my fingers and are very game. I thought this chick was going to peck the camera.

Its cold

Miss Muffet was so wet today. She jumped out of the pool and was shaking. Sure it was raining and wet but I was worried about her. For a second I even thought about going into the house and getting a towel to dry her off but all I could just hear Papa's voice saying "Baby, she's a duck, she's meant to be wet," so I decided against it.

I think she took a bit of a pounding from Tommy and that's why she was shaking a little. I'd be very happy to see her get all new feathers as she looks so scrawny. Plus it can't help that Lady keeps eating her feathers out and eating them. I hand fed Lady yesterday as well at Miss Muffet. Miss Muffet was standing on the rock in the pen as I was handing out all of the scraps and I pick out the best things that my favourite like. Yesterday I handed a cooked mushroom to Miss Muffet and she turned her nose up at it and then I said "try it" and she did. I was pretty impressed.

Rainy days

I managed to totally blind Speedy when I took this photo. Perhaps that is why she looks a little sad. Most of the chickens chilled in the pen today as its been raining all day. Last night I went out to the pen to check on everyone and while I woke (mostly) everyone up Old Boy remained sleeping. He looked like I could have covered him up with a blanket and tucked him in.

On Tuesday I noticed Tommy had this small black mark on his head. I thought it was a bit of oil from underneath the tractor but when I let him out of the pen on yesterday I realised it was a tick and a much bigger one at that. With the aid of my neighbour we were able to remove it with not too much fuss. That is if you don't count me trying four times to catch him. On the fifth time the neighbour was there and just grabbed him and held him down with his knee as we did the delicate operation. When I grab him I end up scratched and I talk to him and pat him "its OK Tommy", but I think he responded better to the knee in the back.

Hardcore

Have I mentioned yet that Lady is hardcore? She's the king duck now. Tommy had his reign for a little while but now Lady rules the ducks.

What I've seen her do is pull a feather out of Miss Muffet and Tommy and eat it. That's right she eats their feathers. They are just the small baby down type feathers from their sides, but they are feathers no less.

I saw her do it with Miss Muffet the other day when she was in her way but then the next day I saw her to it to Tommy and she tried to do it today but Tommy was too fast.

Brown Bitch appears to have lost a few of her babies last night (while being locked up). I'm not sure what happened there, maybe rats. Speedy did loose a baby while being in that pen if I do remember correctly.

I put Blondy Bear in a bag this morning, it was rather sad. I feel he died too early, our love never blossomed, its always think of what could have been....

RIP Blondy Bear

I have some sad news ladies and hens. Blondy Bear passed away tonight from injuries sustained while fighting today. I just went out to check on him and he was dead. His neck was twisted over and I couldn't see any breathing. Plus when I tapped him with my foot he didn't move. I'm not sure what I'll do with him, perhaps plant a tree in his name.

Poor Blondy Bear, he was a great young and beautiful rooster. We're still going to have to kill that other rooster as now he's proved he's fighter and there is every chance he may turn on my precious Old Boy. Plus there are heaps of young roosters coming up. Check out his blond mane, he was a once-in a life time cock.

I will eat your babies

I go out for a few hours and came home to this. There goes his beautiful good looks. I went to check on him and the other rooster and I think Blondy Bear lost. He appears to be limping. I hope he didn't break a limb or anything. Papa is away for a few days so this weekend they are getting the chop.

We de-liced the chicken pens and roosters on Sunday and everything has been fine between the two roosters, until this. I was worried they had a go at Old Boy but I don't think they did.

I've penned the brown hen with her 6 babies in with Young Boy and I think he's enjoying the company. I had to seperate her as she's not too good with this game called 'parenting. Plus Miss Muffet had a go at her and the babies the other day and I think injured/broke one of the babies leg. She has a thing with eating babies.

Introducing new Bad Mother

Brown bitch turned up with her babies a few days ago. There are six in total but I don't think they will be around long. She is the new bad mother. I think Speedy was even better than what she's doing. Last night she was out side of the pen with only two babies while six remained inside the chicken pen chirping for her. The bitch tried pecking me, but I just covered her with my jacket (my new one from Melbourne, I must like this chicken) scooped her up and took her and two babies into the pen.
Then this morning she raced out of the pen leaving all 6 in the pen. I'm going to keep a close eye on her tonight and make sure she goes to sleep in the pen with all six kids.

Speedy slept in on of the mango trees last night with her two kids. I just love that chicken, this morning when I went outside to let everyone out Speedy was at the back door. And while I did invite her in she decided to take me up on that offer with her kids in tow. At that point I changed my mind and ushered her out. As papa said I should have waited until I got a photo. I'm slipping..

Tommy and his ladies are fine, Miss Muffet is still limping but I'm afraid it may be permanent. Miss Muffet ate some thing out of my hand the other day, or snatched it is more like it. I told Papa that I think in about 6months to a year those girls will really like me. I think they don't' trust me, perhaps its because I steel their eggs?
Anyway sorry for the delay in posting, much family dramas.

I'm back!

So I've been back a few days now and I've just been catching up with the animals and making up for lost time. Everyone is fine and seemed to have survived me being away. The photo above is one of the better photos of my trip. This was taken at Churchill Island

I had to brake up a fight today between Miss Muffet and Young Boy. Man, does she have it in for him. She was totally chasing him, flapping her wings and getting all angry at him. While I'd like to see her kick his arse I'd be to afraid to let it happen in case he injures her with his spurs. You'd think Tommy would get into a fight more than Miss Muffet but this is the second time I've had to stop them fighting.

Yoda

I found this picture of a certain someone feeding an elephant at Australia Zoo recently.

Sure its not duck related but I'm on holidays. Perhaps this one would do. Here is

Blondy Bear lit from underneath. He's a real super model in training. I worked it out the other day why I like him (until he fucks with old boy). You see back in the day Old Boy was the runt of the six roosters. Lucky for him one by one papa ate them until there were two and Old Boy saw fit after a year or two to personally take care of that, him leaving him to be one lone rooster in a pen of many ladies. That's just like Blondy Bear. Two of his siblings have gone, leaving just him and another. Young boy will go soon and then leaving just him and Yoda to teach him many wise rooster tales.