Goodbye Mr. Big Stuff...

Mr. Big Stuff...

Is Gone! Something happened to him Thursday evening... I think a hawk must have got him, I had let the chickens out to free range and he never ventures far from the chicken coop/run area, I heard his lil squeaky crow during the day then when I went to feed the chickens dinner I didnt see or hear him and thought that was very strange, he always come running for food (I was taking them scraps too). I went looking for him thinking maybe he just wondered off too far, but didnt find him. Then when I went to lock em up for the night he wasnt in his spot on the roost... thats when I knew for sure... My Favorite Nov. 09 Bantam Was Gone. Its very sad. I really wanted to watch him grow, even if he was gonna be mean like his dad,
Sally Sue.

Heres some pics. of his lil chickie life...

I really miss him and hearing his squeaky lil crow...

Around The Chicken Farm...

Blake showing Sally Sue whos The Boss! If you look closely you will see Sally Sue has Blakes hoodie string in his beak, he thinks he being mean to Blake, lol

Me lovin on Chipmunk

Chipmunk, 1 of my year old bantams

Trying to get the BO on my arm... she was checking out my earrings, lol

Mr. Big Stuff, lol
I was really wishing he was a she...
but he started crowing the other day, a pitiful lil squeaky crow!

Feb. hatch...

This is what they do when the front door is opened and they can look outside

We've had some great weather here so I decided to take the chickies outside for the 1st time.

Look how pretty...

Sweet fluffy butt

They had a nice time...

I put 42 eggs in the bator last Saturday... Hatch Day is March 26/27
Then I have to hide the bator for awhile!

Taking A Walk...

Stare Down...

Dust Bathing...

This MUST be the spot in our yard for the best dust bathing...

Their really enjoying themselves, arent they, lol

Sally Sue with his new girl friends...

So about 5 of neighbors chickens have been coming over free ranging in our yard for the past week or so and Sally Sue my lil bantam roosters has taken up with them during they day, they walk around together, sally shows em where the good food is, I watch them scratch around in the woods... then in the evenings the 5 of them walk back across the pasture and go home. Sally Sue goes into the Chicken Shack to roost in his favorite spot with Cinnamon, Sugar and Goldie.

Free Ranging...

Out Free Ranging...

They were really lovin it today...

Alittle dust bathing going on...

Charlie (Sept. 09 Hatch)

Chipmunk enjoying being able to eat without the others, lol

My 2 Mutt chickies from my Nov. 09 Hatch... thinking they are EE/BO's

My Pretty Girl... Nov. o9 Hatch (I think Golden sebright/OEGB mutt)

Big Daddy...

Hank trying to see what the chickens are, lol

Pretty Girl again... I hand feed her some scratch

BO hen taking her evening rest on the bench...

Meet Pig Pen...

Isnt she cute...

But she has a dirty butt! So I'm calling her Pig Pen. I have to keep cleaning her dirty little chicken butt, lol The Teenagers think its soooo nasty, well it is but someone has to do it and since I'm the Chicken Lady, I get the honors.

Pig Pen is sitting with me while I'm on the computer blogging...
shes sleeping as I type, so sweet.

* Update on the hatch... 19 chickies so far and all are doing great. I'm still holding on hope that the other 13 will hatch tonight or tomorrow, I just dont know, Its sad. I wanted them all to hatch. But I guess I did good for my 1st bator hatch...

I'm already planning hatch #2