Yes, the weather is a bit fowl. Even when it's sunny here, it's fowl. We let the turkeys free from their smoke house home last week. They loved being free. The male, Original, puffed up and showed the roosters who's boss. They have stayed right in the yard and even know to go in the coop at night. If we can soon integrate the ducks, we'll have one happy, fowl family. In a few more weeks, the new barn will be here and we'll have to build an entirely different "gated community." I may have to get outside help to plan the enclosure. It will, for sure, have a duck pond and a place for the whole crew to wander, eat grass and bugs and enjoy the walnut grove. I'm thinking fencing the whole darn yard there is the answer....Since the old tree fell, we have the perfect spot for a nice gate... Now...to rob a bank!
And yes, a dozen chickens, 2 turkeys and 4 ducks is NOT enough. We are incubating 5 peacock eggs. Their due date is July 11th. We shall see. The incubator automatically turns the eggs several times a day to make sure the colorful little critters don't stick to the sides of the egg. We'll candle them again soon to see if they're developing. If we get even one, it'll be fun.....I think.. they're pretty loud and pretty messy..but then, so is Lee and I've had him for 40+ years!
Will keep you all posted on the additions to EIEIO!
Peacocks would be really fun to try. Our brood is growing up. We have so many different ones this year. When we picked them out it was 2 of these, or 3 of them and oh look he's lonesome lets take him. So there are 25 babies growing into some beautiful birds. We have some with caps on their heads, some with feathers that are curly, some that are backwards and all the colors under the sun. LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteEIEIO, good luck!